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Distal and mesial boxes were prepared on 160 artificial right first and second upper molars. Each set of 40 pairs of boxes was restored using one bulk biomaterial: Equia Forte Fil HT (GC), Cention\u00ae Forte (IVOCLAR VIVADENT), Admira Fusion x-tra (VOCO), or 3MTMFiltekTM One Bulk Fill. The mean difference in the passing-through force varied from sound to restored surfaces immediately after application, as well as at 7 and 14 days after: Equia Forte Fil HT\u20144.07 \u00b1 0.01, 4.08 \u00b1 0.01, and 4.11 \u00b1 0.01; Cention\u00ae Forte\u20143.30 \u00b1 0.01, 3.50 \u00b1 0.01, and 3.56 \u00b1 0.01; Admira Fusion x-tra\u20144.10 \u00b1 0.01, 4.13 \u00b1 0.01, and 4.13 \u00b1 0.01; 3MTMFiltekTM One Bulk Fill\u20144.08 \u00b1 0.01, 4.09 \u00b1 0.01, and 4.07 \u00b1 0.01 (p &lt; 0.05). The passing-through force of the restored contact areas showed significantly higher values when compared to those for the sound surfaces, and among them, all biomaterials presented similar values, except for Cention\u00ae Forte. 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