Polymer-based restorative materials
Table 1: Depth of cure measured using recommended curing times
Comment: The standard states that the depth of cure shall be no more than 0,5 mm below the value stated by the manufacturer.
Shades complying to the requirement, but with smaller depth of cure than claimed by the manufacturer are marked with blue.
Shades not complying with the requirement are marked with red.
(For recommended curing times, see Table 6)
Product | Shade | Measured depth of cure in millimetres | Claimed depth of cure in millimetres |
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4U | A1 | 2,6 | 2 |
A2 | 2,5 | 2 | |
A3 | 2,6 | 2 | |
A3.5 | 2,3 | 2 | |
A4 | 2,3 | 2 | |
B1 | 2,6 | 2 | |
B2 | 2,3 | 2 | |
B3 | 2,9 | 2 | |
C2 | 2,5 | 2 | |
C3 | 2,6 | 2 | |
Admira | A1 | 3,4 | 2,0 |
A2 | 3,3 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 3,1 | 2,0 | |
A3,5 | 2,9 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 2,5 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 3,4 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 3,1 | 2,0 | |
Amaris | O1 | 2,1 | 2,0 |
O2 | 2,0 | 2,0 | |
O3 | 1,9 | 2,0 | |
O4 | 1,7 | 2,0 | |
O5 | 1,7 | 2,0 | |
TL | 2,2 | 2,0 | |
TN | 2,0 | 2,0 | |
TD | 1,8 | 2,0 | |
Amelogen Plus | A1 | 2,7 | 2 |
A2 | 2,2 | 2 | |
A3 | 2,0 | 2 | |
A3.5 | 1,7 | 2 | |
A4 | 1,5 | 2 | |
B1 | 3,0 | 2 | |
C2 | 2,0 | 2 | |
Artemis | A1 | 2,5 | 2,0 |
A2 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 2,1 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 2,2 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 2,1 | 2,0 | |
D3 | 2,1 | 2,0 | |
Beautifil | A1 | 2,3 | 2,5 |
A2 | 3,4 | 3,0 | |
A3 | 2,7 | 3,0 | |
A3,5 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 1,9 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 2,9 | 3,0 | |
B3 | 2,7 | 2,5 | |
C3 | 2,2 | 2,0 | |
Ceram X duo Enamel (B) | E2 (A1, A2, A3, C3, D3) | 2,7 | 2,0 |
E3 (A3.5, A4, B3) | 2,7 | 2,0 | |
E1 (B2) | 2,5 | 2,0 | |
Ceram X duo Dentin (C) | D1 (A1) | 1,9 | 2,0 |
D2 (A2, B2) | 1,9 | 2,0 | |
D3 (A3, A3.5, B3, C3, D3) | 1,8 | 2,0 | |
D4 (A1) | 1,8 | 2,0 | |
Ceram X mono | M1 (A1, B1) | 2,6 | 2 |
M2 (A2, B2) | 2,3 | 2 | |
M4 (C2, C3, D4) | 2,2 | 2 | |
M5 (A3, D3) | 2,1 | 2 | |
M6 (A3.5, B3, B4) | 1,9 | 2 | |
M7 (A4, C4) | 2,0 | 2 | |
Charisma | A1 | 2,9 | 2,0 |
A2 | 2,9 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 2,6 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 2,5 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
C3 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
D3 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
Charisma flow | A1 | 2,7 | 2,0 |
A2 | 2,5 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 2,2 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 2,1 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 2,5 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 2,5 | 2,0 | |
Clearfil Majesty Posterior PLT | A2 | 3,7 | 1,5 |
A3 | 3,7 | 1,5 | |
A3.5 | 2,8 | 1,5 | |
B2 | 3,4 | 1,5 | |
Durafill VS | A1 | 2,3 | 2 |
A2 | 2,5 | 2 | |
A3 | 2,3 | 2 | |
A4 | 2,2 | 2 | |
B1 | 2,5 | 2 | |
B2 | 2,2 | 2 | |
C2 | 2,1 | 2 | |
C3 | 1,9 | 2 | |
Els extra low shrinkage | A1 | 3,0 | 2,0 |
A2 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 2,2 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 1,9 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 1,9 | 2,0 | |
D3 | 2,1 | 2,0 | |
Enamel Plus HRi, Dentin | UD1 (A1) | 2,5 | 2 |
UD2 (A2) | 2,4 | 2 | |
UD3 (A3) | 2,3 | 2 | |
UD3.5 (A3.5) | 2,3 | 2 | |
UD4 (A4) | 2,1 | 2 | |
Esthet X | A1 | 2,3 | 2,0 |
A2 | 2,2 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 2,0 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 1,9 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 2,6 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 2,0 | 2,0 | |
C3 | 2,8 | 2,0 | |
D3 | 2,7 | 2,0 | |
Filtek Silorane | A2 | 2,3 | 2,5 |
A3 | 2,2 | 2,5 | |
B2 | 2,3 | 2,5 | |
C2 | 2,0 | 2,5 | |
Filtek Supreme | A1 | 2,4 | 2,0 |
A2 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 1,9 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 2,0 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 2,2 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 2,1 | 2,0 | |
C3 | 2,0 | 2,0 | |
Filtek Supreme XT | A1 | 2,5 | 2,0 |
A2 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 2,2 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 2,0 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 2,0 | 2,0 | |
C3 | 2,0 | 2,0 | |
Filtek Supreme XTE | A1E | 3,5 | 2 |
A2E | 3,4 | 2 | |
A3E | 3,1 | 2 | |
B1E | 3,3 | 2 | |
B2E | 3,4 | 2 | |
Filtek Z250 | A1 | 3,3 | 2,5 |
A2 | 2,9 | 2,5 | |
A3 | 3,0 | 2,5 | |
A3.5 | 2,4 | 2,5 | |
A4 | 2,8 | 2,5 | |
B2 | 2,8 | 2,5 | |
B3 | 2,6 | 2,5 | |
C3 | 2,6 | 2,5 | |
D3 | 2,7 | 2,5 | |
GC Kalore | A1 | 3,2 | 2,5 |
A2 | 2,9 | 2,5 | |
A3 | 2,9 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 2,6 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 2,3 | 1,5 | |
B1 | 3,4 | 2,5 | |
B2 | 2,9 | 2,5 | |
B3 | 2,6 | 2,0 | |
C2 | 2,5 | 2,5 | |
C3 | 2,5 | 1,5 | |
Gradia Direct Anterior | A1 | 2,2 | 2,5 |
Curing time: 20 seconds | A2 | 2,0 | 2,5 |
A3 | 2,0 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 1,8 | 1,5 | |
A4 | 1,7 | 1,5 | |
B2 | 2,1 | 2,5 | |
B3 | 1,9 | 2,0 | |
C3 | 1,7 | 1,5 | |
Gradia Direct Anterior | A1 | 2,4 | 3,0 |
Curing time: 40 seconds | A2 | 2,3 | 3,0 |
A3 | 2,3 | 3,0 | |
A3.5 | 2,1 | 2,5 | |
A4 | 2,0 | 2,5 | |
B2 | 2,4 | 3,0 | |
B3 | 2,2 | 3,0 | |
C3 | 2,0 | 2,5 | |
Grandio | A1 | 3,4 | 2 |
A2 | 3,0 | 2 | |
A3 | 3,0 | 2 | |
A3.5 | 2,5 | 2 | |
A4 | 2,4 | 2 | |
B2 | 3,1 | 2 | |
B3 | 2,9 | 2 | |
C3 | 2,5 | 2 | |
D3 | 3,0 | 2 | |
Grandio SO | A1 (C) | 2,3 | 2 |
A2 (C) | 2,1 | 2 | |
A3 (C) | 1,9 | 2 | |
A3.5 | 2,2 | 2 | |
A4 | 2,1 | 2 | |
B1 (C) | 2,1 | 2 | |
B2 | 2,5 | 2 | |
B3 | 2,2 | 2 | |
C2 | 2,3 | 2 | |
Heliomolar | A1 | 2,1 | 2,0 |
A2 | 1,8 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 1,9 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 1,1 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 1,2 | 2,0 | |
C3 | 1,5 | 2,0 | |
D3 | 1,7 | 2,0 | |
Helio Progress | 110 (A1) | 2,3 | 2 |
140 (A2) | 2,1 | 2 | |
340 (A4) | 1,8 | 2 | |
310 (B3) | 1,9 | 2 | |
510 (C3) | 2,1 | 2 | |
Herculite XRV Ultra | A1 | 2,0 | 2,0 |
A2 | 1,8 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 1,8 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 1,6 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 1,3 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 2,1 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 1,8 | 2,0 | |
C3 | 1,7 | 2,0 | |
D3 | 1,8 | 2,0 | |
Ice | A1 | 3,2 | 2,0 |
A2 | 3,0 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 3,0 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 2,6 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 3,0 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 2,5 | 2,0 | |
C3 | 2,6 | 2,0 | |
D3 | 2,9 | 2,0 | |
IPS Empress Direct | A1 | 2,5 | 2,0 |
A2 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 2,5 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 2,5 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 2,0 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 2,5 | 2,0 | |
C3 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
D3 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
Latitude | A1 | 2,9 | 2,0 |
A2 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 2,1 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 2,5 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
C3 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
Nanosit | A1 | 2,6 | 2,5 |
A2 | 2,8 | 2,5 | |
A3 | 2,8 | 2,5 | |
A3.5 | 3,0 | 2,5 | |
Premise Enamel | A1 | 2,7 | 2,5 |
A2 | 2,6 | 2,5 | |
A3 | 2,4 | 2,5 | |
A3.5 | 2,0 | 2,5 | |
A4 | 1,9 | 2,5 | |
B2 | 2,6 | 2,5 | |
B3 | 2,4 | 2,5 | |
C3 | 2,1 | 2,5 | |
D3 | 2,6 | 2,5 | |
sdr | Universal | 4,6 | 4 |
Spectrum TPH 3 | A1 | 3,0 | 3,0 |
A2 | 3,1 | 3,0 | |
A3 | 3,0 | 3,0 | |
A3.5 | 2,8 | 3,0 | |
A4 | 2,8 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 3,0 | 3,0 | |
B3 | 2,8 | 2,0 | |
C3 | 2,9 | 3,0 | |
D3 | 3,0 | 3,0 | |
Synergy D6 | A1/B1 | 2,8 | 2,0 |
A2/B2 | 2,5 | 2,0 | |
A3/D3 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
A3.5/B3 | 2,6 | 2,0 | |
C2/C3 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
Enamel Universal | 3,1 | 2,0 | |
Tetric EvoCeram | A1 | 2,4 | 2 |
A2 | 2,5 | 2 | |
A3 | 2,5 | 2 | |
A3.5 | 2,4 | 2 | |
A4 | 2,1 | 2 | |
B2 | 2,6 | 2 | |
B3 | 2,5 | 2 | |
C3 | 2,3 | 2 | |
D3 | 2,4 | 2 | |
Tetric EvoFlow | A1 | 1,9 | 2,0 |
A2 | 1,8 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 1,8 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 1,6 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 1,5 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 1,6 | 2,0 | |
Venus | A1 | 2,5 | 2,0 |
A2 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 2,0 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
C3 | 2,7 | 2,0 | |
D3 | 2,6 | 2,0 | |
Venus Diamond | A1 | 2,5 | 2,0 |
A2 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
A3 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
A3.5 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
B1 | 2,6 | 2,0 | |
B2 | 2,4 | 2,0 | |
B3 | 2,7 | 2,0 | |
C2 | 2,3 | 2,0 | |
C3 | 2,5 | 2,0 | |
Wave | A1 | 3,3 | 2 |
A2 | 3,2 | 2 | |
A3 | 3,0 | 2 | |
A3.5 | 2,4 | 2 | |
B2 | 3,1 | 2 | |
B3 | 2,6 | 2 | |
C2 | 2,9 | 2 | |
C3 | 2,6 | 2 | |
X-flow | A2 | 2,1 | 2,0 |
A3 | 2,1 | 2,0 | |
A4 | 2,0 | 2,0 | |
Ælite Esthetic Enamel | A1 | 4,0 | 2 |
A2 | 3,5 | 2 | |
A3 | 3,4 | 2 | |
A4 | 2,8 | 2 | |
B1 | 4,1 | 2 | |
B2 | 3,7 | 2 | |
C2 | 3,6 | 2 | |
C3 | 3,3 | 2 |