A study on flowable resins

Determination of viscosity of various resin pastes

Abstract

Flowable resins have been developed to design to have flowability. Though there are many reports about the flow properties of the flowable resins, little information about their viscosities is available. The purpose of this study was to know the viscosities of several flowable resins by use of a Rheometer (DynAnalyser DAR-100, Jasco International). From the results of this study, the viscosities measured were different among the materials tested. It is indicated that the viscosity measurements are useful tool for determining handling properties of the flowable resins in clinics.