Top 10 Universal Dental Composites.

How to Choose a Universal Composite

Eight of these rows are light-cured composites sold as universal or nanohybrid restoratives: Filtek Supreme Ultra, TPH Spectra ST, Tetric EvoCeram, Harmonize, Paradigm, Grandio SO, Omnichroma, and Admira Fusion. Two rows on the same list are bulk-fill systems: Filtek One, with a depth of cure printed up to 5 mm, and SonicFill 3, which needs the SonicFill handpiece and prints depth only as “high.” Admira Fusion is the ORMOCER row: the listing says it is free of BISGMA, BPA, UDMA, HEMA, and TDGMA, with 1.2% shrinkage and 84% filler by weight. That 1.2% figure is the only shrinkage percent on the page.

A flowable syringe is the flowable composite list. A glass ionomer is the glass ionomer list. A core buildup paste is the core composite list. The light is the curing light list, and the bonding step is the adhesive list after the etch when the system uses one. Dealer prices and star counts are omitted. The numbers below follow this catalog’s order.

Buying criteria that change the capsule

• Shade system the listing names — Filtek Supreme Ultra: a wide range with body, enamel, dentin, and translucent opacities. TPH Spectra ST: five CLOUD shades, described as covering the VITA range, in high and low viscosity. Tetric EvoCeram: a chameleon effect; a shade count is not printed. Harmonize: multiple VITA shades; a count is not printed. Paradigm: 12 shades. Grandio SO: the overview says one shade can blend, and the spec says a universal shade with additional shades that may be available. Omnichroma: one shade, opaque white before cure. Filtek One, SonicFill, and Admira do not print a shade count.
• Capsule weight and count the photo or the table prints — Filtek Supreme Ultra and Filtek One: 0.2 g capsules; counts vary. TPH: 0.25 g Compules; count varies. Tetric: 0.2 g Cavifil, 20 per package. Paradigm: 0.2 g, 20 per package. Grandio SO: 0.25 g, 16 per package. Omnichroma: 0.2 g tips, 20 per package. Admira: 0.2 g caps, 15 per package. Harmonize and SonicFill are Unidose tips without a printed gram weight.
• Increment versus bulk — Filtek One is the posterior capsule with up to 5 mm. SonicFill is sonic-activated, flowable as it extrudes, then sculptable, for the cavity classes the listing names plus core buildups. The other rows are placed as universal or nanohybrid composites; their depth-of-cure cells are blank, so no depth is added.
• Blank cells that stay blank — Shrinkage is blank for every row except Admira at 1.2%. “Low polymerization shrinkage” on Tetric is not a percent. Filtek One’s “stress relief” is the listing’s line. Tetric’s “over 85 million restorations” is the listing’s figure. Country of origin is “not specified” on every spec block.

Product	What the row is	Shade the listing names	Pack the listing prints	Watch-out
Filtek Supreme Ultra	Light-cured universal composite	Wide range; body, enamel, dentin, translucent	0.2 g capsule; count varies	3M. Depth and shrinkage not printed.
TPH Spectra ST	Light-cured universal composite	5 CLOUD shades; high and low viscosity	0.25 g Compules; count varies	Dentsply Caulk. SphereTEC is the filler name.
Filtek One	Posterior bulk-fill capsule	Shade count not printed	0.2 g capsule; up to 5 mm	3M. On this list, and not a layered universal.
Tetric EvoCeram	Light-cured nanohybrid	Chameleon effect; count not printed	0.2 g Cavifil, 20/pkg	Ivoclar. Shrinkage said “low,” not a percent.
Harmonize	Light-cured nanohybrid	Multiple VITA shades; count not printed	Unidose tips; grams not printed	Kerr. Strength is “strong and durable,” not a number.
SonicFill 3	Sonic bulk-fill composite	Shade count not printed	Unidose tips; depth “high”	Kerr. Needs the SonicFill handpiece. No millimeter depth.
Paradigm	Light-cured nanohybrid	12 shades	0.2 g, 20/pkg	3M. Direct and indirect indications are both printed.
Grandio SO	Light-cured nanohybrid	One-shade line and “additional shades may be available”	0.25 g, 16/pkg	VOCO. “All conventional bonds” is the listing’s line.
Omnichroma	One-shade resin composite	Single shade; opaque white before cure	0.2 g tips, 20/pkg	Tokuyama. Structural color is the listing’s match method.
Admira Fusion	ORMOCER nano-hybrid caps	Shade count not printed	0.2 g, 15/pkg; 1.2% shrinkage; 84% filler by weight	VOCO. Free of BISGMA, BPA, UDMA, HEMA, and TDGMA, as printed.

1. Filtek Supreme Ultra — 0.2 g capsule

3M Filtek Supreme Ultra is a visible-light universal composite in a capsule. The photo is a 0.2 g refill. The spec says package quantity varies. Shades: a wide range with body, enamel, dentin, and translucent opacities, color-coded by opacity. The listing says improved fluorescence, polish retention, and strength for anterior and posterior work, including Class I–V, veneers, and diastema closure. Depth of cure and shrinkage are not printed. Country is not specified.

Who it is for: A layered universal capsule when you want separate body, enamel, dentin, and translucent shades in a 0.2 g 3M capsule.

Tradeoff: “Excellent polish” and “outstanding strength” are the listing’s words, not measured values. This is not the Filtek One bulk-fill capsule later on the page, and it is not a flowable.

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2. TPH Spectra ST — Compules

TPH Spectra ST, from Dentsply Caulk, is a light-cured universal composite in 0.25 g Compules. The listing names SphereTEC filler, high and low viscosity, a nonsticky slump-resistant handling line, and a 5-shade CLOUD system it says covers the VITA range. Indications printed: Class I–V. Package count varies. Shrinkage and depth of cure are not printed.

Who it is for: A five-shade universal Compule when 0.25 g tips and a high-or-low viscosity choice are the inventory you want from Dentsply Sirona.

Tradeoff: “Clinically proven” and “top class stain resistance” are the listing’s lines. A capsule count is not fixed. The five shades are not the same system as Omnichroma’s one shade or Paradigm’s 12.

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3. Filtek One — posterior bulk fill

Filtek One is a 3M visible-light bulk-fill posterior composite in a 0.2 g capsule. The listing says one-step placement up to 5 mm, enhanced opacity, adaptation without layering, polish, wear resistance, and stress relief. Uses named: Class I and II, core build-ups, base or liner, splinting, repairs, pediatric restorations, and extended fissure sealing. A shade count and a shrinkage percent are not printed.

Who it is for: A posterior bulk-fill capsule when the depth you want printed is up to 5 mm and you are not building the restoration in universal-composite layers.

Tradeoff: It sits on a universal-composite list and the indications are the posterior and bulk uses above. “Stress relief” is not a shrinkage percent. Count per box varies.

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4. Tetric EvoCeram — Cavifil, 20/pkg

Ivoclar Tetric EvoCeram is a light-cured nanohybrid in 0.2 g Cavifils, 20 per package. The listing says high translucency, a chameleon effect, fillers matched in refractive index to the monomers, low polymerization shrinkage, and high radiopacity. “Over 85 million restorations” and “industry-leading” working and curing times are printed. A shade count, a shrinkage percent, and those times in seconds are not printed.

Who it is for: A 20-pack of 0.2 g Cavifils when a chameleon nanohybrid is the esthetic line you want and you are not buying a numbered shade inventory.

Tradeoff: “Low” shrinkage is not 1.2%, and 1.2% is only printed for Admira. The 85 million figure is the listing’s clinical-use line. Depth of cure is blank.

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5. Harmonize — Unidose tips

Harmonize, from Kerr, is a light-cured nanohybrid in Unidose tips. The listing says nanohybrid filler, sculptable handling, polish, and multiple VITA shades for Class I–V direct restorations. A shade count, a gram weight, a shrinkage percent, and a depth of cure are not printed. Package quantity varies.

Who it is for: A Kerr Unidose universal composite when VITA shades are the system you want and a printed capsule weight is not required to place the order you already know.

Tradeoff: “Strong and durable” is the listing’s strength line, with no MPa. This is not SonicFill and does not use a sonic handpiece. Grams are not copied from the 0.2 g rows.

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6. SonicFill 3 — unidose refills

SonicFill 3 is Kerr’s sonic-activated nanohybrid bulk composite in Unidose tip refills, used with the SonicFill 3 handpiece. The listing says it flows during extrusion and is sculptable afterward, with a high depth of cure, fewer voids, and indications for all cavity classes and core buildups. A millimeter depth, a shade count, a gram weight, and a shrinkage percent are not printed.

Who it is for: A bulk-fill tip when you already have the SonicFill handpiece and you want the flow-then-sculpt handling the listing describes.

Tradeoff: “High” depth is not 5 mm. The 5 mm figure belongs to Filtek One. The handpiece is required by the listing and is not one of the ten rows. Shade count stays unprinted.

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7. Paradigm — 0.2 g, 20/pkg

Paradigm is a 3M light-cured nanohybrid, radiopaque, in 0.2 g capsules, 20 per package, in 12 shades. The listing says it does not slump and does not stick to instruments, and it names Class I–V, occlusal surfaces, core buildups, splinting, and indirect inlays, onlays, and veneers. Shrinkage and depth of cure are not printed.

Who it is for: A 20-pack of 0.2 g capsules when 12 shades is the inventory you want and the indication list includes indirect work as well as direct.

Tradeoff: “Excellent strength” is the listing’s phrase. Twelve shades are not five CLOUD shades and not one Omnichroma shade. A shrinkage percent is not added.

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8. Grandio SO — 0.25 g, 16/pkg

VOCO Grandio SO is a light-cured nanohybrid in 0.25 g capsules, 16 per package. The overview says opacity and translucency can be balanced in one shade. The spec says a universal shade, and that additional shades may be available. The listing names Class I–V, trauma repair, splinting, core build-ups, and composite inlays and onlays, plus compatibility with all conventional bonding agents, light resistance, and a high-gloss polish. Shrinkage is not printed.

Who it is for: A 16-pack of 0.25 g capsules when you want VOCO’s nanohybrid and you have checked whether the box is the single universal shade or one of the additional shades the spec allows.

Tradeoff: The one-shade sentence and the “additional shades may be available” sentence are both on the page. “All conventional bonds” is the listing’s compatibility line, not a named adhesive from the adhesive guide.

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9. Omnichroma — 0.2 g, 20/pkg

Omnichroma, from Tokuyama Dental, is a light-cured one-shade composite in 0.2 g tips, 20 per package. The listing says it is opaque white before cure and then matches by structural color, a red-to-yellow effect plus light from the surrounding tooth. It also says high compressive and flexural strength, low wear, and stain resistance, for Class I–V. A strength number and a shrinkage percent are not printed.

Who it is for: A single-shade 20-pack when you want to stop stocking a shade guide and the match method you accept is the structural-color description.

Tradeoff: “Any tooth shade” is the listing’s match claim. It is not a 5-shade or 12-shade system with a VITA map printed here. Compressive and flexural strength are not given as numbers.

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10. Admira Fusion — ORMOCER, 15/pkg

Admira Fusion, from VOCO, is a nano-hybrid ORMOCER in 0.2 g SO-Pak caps, 15 per package. The table prints 1.2% shrinkage. The block prints 84% filler by weight and says the material is free of BISGMA, BPA, UDMA, HEMA, and TDGMA. It says the caps are compatible with conventional bonding agents and are non-sticky. A shade count is not printed. The monomer abbreviation on the page is TDGMA.

Who it is for: A 15-pack of 0.2 g caps when you want the ORMOCER row, the 1.2% shrinkage figure, and the monomer exclusions as they are printed.

Tradeoff: TDGMA is the abbreviation in the listing, and it is left as printed. The 1.2% and 84% figures are not applied to the other nine rows. A shade count and a depth of cure are not printed.