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Self-adhesive flowable resin composite for occluso-proximal restorations in primary teeth: restorative time and fracture resistance analysis.

Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB · Brustolin TZ, Cavalheiro CP, Castillo DC, Pereira GKR, Lenzi TL · 2026-07-27

Researchers compared three resin composite techniques for occluso-proximal restorations in primary molars and found that whilst self-adhesive flowable composite reduced restoration time, it produced significantly lower fracture resistance than flowable or conventional composite approaches.

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