The document discusses various types of dental composites used for restorations, including packable, flowable, and low-shrinking silorane composites, detailing their properties, advantages, and disadvantages. It emphasizes the importance of resin composites for aesthetic enhancements and their application in different cavity preparations while highlighting the need for proper bonding and isolation techniques during procedures. Additionally, the document covers contraindications for use and outlines the steps required for resin composite restoration application.

2. College of Dentistry
Operative Dentistry II
Direct Esthetic Tooth-Colored
Restorations -2-
Dr. Hazem El Ajrami

3. • Packable composites:
It is also referred to as high density or
condensable composites. They are composites
with high filler loading and large particle size that
are appropriate for large posterior restorations.
Their packability and lack of stickiness helps
establish tight proximal contacts. They also have
good fracture resistance. However, they have
several disadvantages; they have poor adaptation
to cavity walls as well as between successive
increments and poor wear resistance due to large
filler particles. They are also opaque and
unesthetic for anterior restorations.

4. • Flowable composites:
A flowable composite is a low-filled
composite with low viscosity. They have two
main advantages; increased adaptability and
increased elasticity. They are indicated in
cervical lesions, in small restorations in non-
stress bearing areas and as a liner/base under
composites to provide an elastic layer that can
absorb polymerization shrinkage stresses
(elastic bonding concept).

5. • However, since they have low filler content,
they have inferior mechanical properties as
strength and wear resistance and have more
polymerization shrinkage. They are thus
contraindicated in large restorations in stress-
bearing areas.

6. • Low-shrinking silorane composites:
The main strategy to reduce inherent
polymerization shrinkage of composites focused
on increasing the filler loading, thereby reducing
the proportion of the methacrylate resin. Since
the shrinkage is caused by the resin, the lower
the proportion of resin in a composite, the lower
the shrinkage will be. However, exchanging the
resin seems the most promising pathway to solve
the shrinkage problem. The recently introduced
low-shrinkage composite is based on the
silorane resin and does not contain methacrylate
resins. The name silorane is derived from its
chemical building blocks siloxanes and oxiranes.

7. • The polymerization process of silorane
restorative occurs via a cationic ring-opening
reaction which results in a lower
polymerization contraction, compared to the
methacrylate based resins which polymerize
via a radical addition polymerization reaction
of their double bonds. The silorane resin is
more hydrophobic than conventional
methacrylate resins, so this results in reduced
water uptake. However, this also decreases
wettability and adaptation.

8. • Resin composites consist of:
A. The organic resin matrix.
B. The inorganic fillers.
C. The coupling agent.

9. C. The coupling agent:
It is used to bind the filler particles to the
organic resin matrix. An organo-silane is used
with bifunctional molecule. One end forms
siloxane bonds with hydroxyl group of the
silica filler while the other end is capable of
copolymerizing with the monomers of the
matrix. Its function is very critical as it allows
proper stress transfer between the resin phase
and the filler, thus increasing strength and
rigidity as well as the wear resistance of the
composite. It also provides hydrolytic stability
by preventing water from penetrating along the
resin - filler interface.

10. Advantages of resin composites:
1. Superior esthetic quality: their refractive
index is close to that of combined enamel
and dentin. Their filler content scatters the
incident light producing excellent
translucency. They are available in different
shades to simulate all possible tooth colors.
2. Satisfactory physical and mechanical
properties in terms of strength, toughness and
surface hardness. Heavily loaded composites
have higher strength properties.

11. 3. Combined with adhesives, the conserve and
reinforce tooth structure. This also led to less
complex cavity preparation procedures.
4. Have low thermal conductivity. Therefore,
they do not transmit thermal shocks to the
pulp.
5. They are easy to repair.

12. Disadvantages of resin composite:
1. Questionable adaptation to tooth structure
due to:
A. High polymerization shrinkage, which
causes the material to pull away from the
underlying enamel and dentin.
B. Poor wettability to tooth structure because
of its high viscosity and high surface
tension. Moreover, the material is
hydrophobic and is easily displaced off the
dentin surface by compositional water.

13. C. High coefficient of thermal expansion than
that of the tooth structure, which causes
marginal gap formation at the tooth-
restoration interface.
These shortcomings in composite resins
invite micro-leakage around the restoration,
with its sequelae. Thus, an effective adhesive
system is mandatory with resin composite to
promote proper adaptation and prevent its
pulling away upon polymerization as well as
under stresses.

14. 2. May exhibit high occlusal wear in areas of high
occlusal stress or when all occlusal contacts are
on the composite restoration and not shared by
tooth structure. Resin composites with smaller
particle size and higher filler loading have
higher wear resistance. Increased degree of
conversion (high degree of polymerization)
also increases the wear resistance. It is also
important to decrease the surface area of
restoration exposed to direct stresses.
3. Hydrolytic instability in the oral fluids in terms
of water sorption and hydrolysis by
environmental acids. Resin composites with
high filler content exhibit lower water sorption.

15. 4. High technique sensitivity especially with
the adhesive systems which demands proper
isolation and attention to technique details.
The composite insertion itself is difficult and
time-consuming.
5. Conventional composites lack anticariogenic
potential by fluoride release.

16. Indications of resin composite:
1. Can be used in all Classes of cavity
preparations whether originating from carious
or non carious lesions. (Class I, II, III, IV, V
and VI restorations).
2. Used in esthetic enhancement procedures;
including correction of tooth form and
contour (shape or size), diastema closure and
partial or complete veneer for discolored or
defective teeth.

17. Correction of a peg-shaped lateral incisor
using resin composite

18. Diastema closure using resin composite

19. 3. Used as pit and fissure sealant and in
conservative restorations, e.g. Preventive
Resin Restorations (PRR), where minimal pit
and fissure lesions are conservatively
removed and the prepared cavity is restored
with resin composite while remaining
occlusal pits and fissures are sealed with
resinous fissure sealant (dotted line).

20. Preventive Resin Restoration

21. 4. Used as foundation or core build-up material
under crowns and bridges.
5. Used for cementation of indirect esthetic
restorations (resin cement).
6. Used in repair of restorations, periodontal
splinting and bonding of orthodontic
brackets.

22. Contraindications of resin composites:
1. Patients with bad oral hygiene and high
caries index.
2. If the operating site cannot be properly
isolated from oral fluids, e.g. deep
subgingival areas that are difficult to isolate
from the sulcular fluid. This will lead to
failure in bonding.
3. Patients with heavy occlusal stresses due to
unfavorable occlusion or bruxism, or if all
the occlusal contacts will be on the
composite material.

23. Cavity preparation design for resin
composite restoration:
The introduction of adhesive practices, i.e.,
bonding to enamel and dentin, has modified the
classic cavity preparation into what is known as
the "adhesive cavity design“. The adhesive
cavity design is characterized by:
1. Preservation of tooth structure: the cavity
outline is limited only to defective enamel and
dentin, with no extension in depth or width; i.e.
the outline of the cavity takes the outline of the
defect.

24. 2. Beveled cavo-surface angle: the enamel walls
forming the boundaries of the cavity are
beveled to a 45° short bevel. This has the
following advantages:
A. Increases the surface area as well as surface
energy of enamel available for bonding,
with better marginal sealing and stronger
micromechanical retention.

25. B. Exposes the ends of enamel rods, rather than
the sides, which provides for a more
retentive etching pattern with micro-pores in
enamel prisms and macro-pores in inter-
prismatic substance following acid treatment.
C. Better esthetics because of gradual color
degradation between tooth and restoration.

26. Etching pattern with beveled (A(
and unbeveled (B( enamel margin

28. • The width of the bevel is usually 0.5-1mm.
However, this width could be increased based
on the retention requirements, e.g. in fractured
Class IV where the etched enamel will be the
main retentive mode. In addition, smooth
rounded indentations could be made inside the
bevel (scalloping or skirting) to further
increase the surface area.

29. • However, the bevel is contraindicated in
stress-bearing areas, e.g. in occlusal surface of
posterior teeth, to avoid chipping of
composite in such areas if restoration is
finished into thin margins. In addition enamel
in gingival wall is not beveled to avoid
chipping of thin enamel at the margin.
3. Rounded line and point angles: to increase the
wettability and adaptation of the viscous resin
composite.

30. Steps of application of resin composite
restoration:
1. Selection of resin composite type.
2. Shade selection.
3. Isolation of the operatory field.
4. Application of liner/base (if needed).
5. Matricing and wedging.
6. Application of adhesive system.
7. Packing and curing of composite.
8. Finishing and polishing.

31. • The cavity preparation for resin composite is
relatively easy and less complex than that for
amalgam. However, manipulation and steps of
application of resin composite restoration are
more difficult and technique sensitive; it
requires a meticulous skillful operator to
obtain a durable successful composite
restoration.

32. 1. Selection of resin composite type:
A dentist must consider a number of factors
in selecting a resin composite restorative
material. Composition in terms of filler size
and loading determines the composite's ability
to provide three functions: mechanical
support, form and contour and surface finish.
Hybrid light-activated composites are
considered almost universal and are suitable
for almost all indications of anterior and
posterior composite restorations.

33. • The heavily-filled hybrids, because of high
strength properties, are best for mechanical
support; the minifills and small particle
composites are best for providing contact and
contour while various types of microfill are
best in providing a lasting smooth finish.

34. • The filler loading also affects the modulus of
elasticity of the material; composites with high
filler loading have high modulus of elasticity
and are thus stiff and can withstand direct
occlusal forces in posterior restorations. While
composites with low filler loading, e.g.
homogenous microfill and flowable
composites, have low modulus of elasticity and
are flexible enough to withstand flexure of the
tooth under stresses.

36. 2. Shade selection:
 Resin composites are supplied in different
shades to match tooth color.
 A shade guide should be used for selection
of the suitable shade under good
illumination of normal white day light and
operatory light using the shade buttons
after wetting them. Shade selection should
be made under wet conditions before
isolation of teeth because dehydrated teeth
becomes lighter in shade as a result of a
decrease in translucency.

39. • To be more certain of the selected shade a
mock-up is made; where a small amount of the
selected shade is placed directly on the tooth to
be restored and light cured. This step assures
an accurate assessment of the selected shade
since light cured composites tend to become
slightly lighter after they are cured. An
explorer is then used to remove the cured
unbounded composite increment from the
tooth surface.

40. Mock-up technique

41. 3. Isolation of the operating field:
Isolation from moisture is essential for
bonding to tooth structures. Contamination
of enamel or dentin during application of
adhesive system significantly lowers its bond
strength. Likewise, moisture contamination
during insertion of resin composite results in
deterioration of its physical properties.

42. • The most accurate method to properly isolate
the cavity, during bonding and application of
composite, is through the application of a
rubber dam. Isolation could also be done by
use of cotton rolls. Use of a retraction cord is
important at cervical margins to avoid seepage
of gingival fluid at the gingival seat.

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