TODENTJ-25-03-2019_TODENTJ-9-235 1553505850 Bentham Open doi@benthamopen.net Bentham Open The Open Dentistry Journal TODENTJ 1874-2106 6 26 2015 9 1 Kusai Baroudi Said Mahmoud The aim of this work was to present the different current methods of decreasing viscosity of resin composite materials such as (using flowable composites, lowering the viscosity of the monomer mixture, heating composites and applying sonic vibration) and furnish dentists with a basis that can provide criteria for choosing one or another to suit their therapeutic requirements. The four discussed methods proved that lowering composite viscosity improves its handling and facilitates its application to cavities with complicated forms, decreasing time for procedure and improving marginal adaptation. Other properties improved by decreasing composite resin viscosity were controversial between the four methods and affected by other factors such as composite brand and light cure unit. 6 26 2015 235 242 TODENTJ-9-235 1 10.2174/crossmark_policy opendentistryjournal.com benthamopen.com true Peer Reviewed Single blind Checked with iThenticate 2015-2-15 2015-4-25 2015-4-27 2015-6-26 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 10.2174/1874210601509010235 1553505850 https://opendentistryjournal.com/VOLUME/9/PAGE/235/ https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-235/TODENTJ-9-235.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-235/TODENTJ-9-235.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-235/TODENTJ-9-235.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-235/TODENTJ-9-235.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-235/TODENTJ-9-235.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-235/TODENTJ-9-235.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-235/TODENTJ-9-235.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V9/TODENTJ-9-235/TODENTJ-9-235.xml Dent. 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