Preheating and "snow-plow" composite application technique affect double bond conversion but not bond strength to dentine.
Vesna MileticVojislav KomlenicDanica Bajuk-BogdanovićJovana StasicVioleta PetrovicTatjana Savic-StankovicPublished in: Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] (2024)
Clinicians with preference for flowable composite liners in Class II restorations should be aware that the snow-plow technique of simultaneous light-curing of flowable and bulk-fill composite increments affects monomer-to-polymer conversion, albeit no effect on immediate, and long-term bonding to dentine was detected. Preheating sculptable bulk-fill composite improves conversion of the flowable liner in the snow-plow technique but has no detectable effect on bond strength to dentine.
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