Ecosite Bulk Fill.
Top-quality fillings in no time.

Bulk Fill – the ideal material for small Class II restorations.

The common method for introducing composite into large cavities is to place the filling material in several layers measuring about 2 mm thick to achieve sufficient curing and low shrinkage stress. Recently, new composites have been introduced – bulk composites that can be applied and cured in increments of up to 5 mm. The filling protocol of this bulk composite significantly reduces the treatment time for completing the restoration, which is beneficial for the practitioner and the patient alike. Additionally, the bulk filling materials have less stress at the interfaces, reducing microleakage. From a clinical point of view, they are characterised by very precise handling and allow safe point of contact design, and some of them have very good mechanical properties due to the high filler content and the improved organic resin matrix. In daily restorative practice, they seem to be perfectly suited for many clinical scenarios. Most dentists only consider using bulk filling materials for large cavities, when in fact using them is very beneficial for small to medium-sized cavities too. The patient, a young teenage girl, attended the clinic for a dental check-up (Fig. 1). A bite wing X-ray image (Fig. 2) revealed a medium-sized interproximal cavity in tooth 16.

Dr Andrea Fabianelli, Italy

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