The invention relates to a process of warming a
dental composite material, the process comprising the steps of inserting an application device having the shape of a
syringe into an opening of a heating device, the application device comprising a compartment having a proximal end, a distal end, an inner surface, an inner
diameter and an
axial length Lc, a
piston assembly with a proximal end and a distal end, the
piston assembly being moveably located in the compartment, a dispensing section with a
nozzle located at the distal end of the compartment having an opening less than 3 mm in
diameter, the dispensing section being an integral part of the application device, a backplate section located at the proximal end of the compartment, a pressure plate located at the proximal end of the
piston assembly, the
dental composite material being located in the compartment of the application device, the
dental composite material having a
viscosity in the range of 5 to 20 kPa*s at 5 23°C, the heating device comprising a housing with an opening for receiving the application device, a
heating element, a temperature sensor, a controller, warming the dental
composite material located in the compartment of the application device up to a temperature not higher than 70°C.