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Review
. 2022 Jul 22;14(7):e27151.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.27151. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Composite Pre-heating: A Novel Approach in Restorative Dentistry

Jay Bhopatkar  1 , Anuja Ikhar  1 , Manoj Chandak  1 , Nikhil Mankar  1 , Shweta Sedani  1
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Review

Composite Pre-heating: A Novel Approach in Restorative Dentistry

Jay Bhopatkar et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Resin composite pre-heating is a novel approach that might improve handling and marginal adaptation of the unset material paste in clinical application. The goal of this review article is to compile all laboratory experiments on resin composite preheating and see how it impacts the mechanical properties of the material. Results have shown that preheating composite resins improves the degree of conversion, stiffness, marginal adaptability, and microhardness. While flexural strength is unbothered, polymerization shrinkage is hindered, and the microleakage results are unknown.

Keywords: composite pre-heating; composite resins; microleakage; polymerization shrinkage; pre-heating.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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