Bulk-fill composites: Real innovation or just a fad?

Direct composite restorations are the daily business of clinical practitioners and belong rightly so to the standard in modern adhesive dentistry. But filling of deep and wide cavities becomes a challenge with composites placed necessarily in 2-mm increments. This technique is time consuming and prone for mistakes.

Bulk-Fill composites promise an alternative approach. The available products are optimized for the application and the reliable light-curing of increments up to 5-mm.