The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of temperature dependence of the behavior on the physical properties of posterior composite resins. Three light cure posterior composite resins (Heliomolar, Litefil-P, and P-50) and one chemical cure posterior composite resin (Bisfil-II) were used as experimental materials. Composite resin was placed in a cylindrical brass mold (2.5 mm high and 6.5 mm inside diameter) that was rested on a glass plate. Another flat glass was placed on top of the mold, and the plate was tightly clamped together. After the mold had been filled with the light cure composite material, the top surface was cured for 30 seconds with a light source. Chemical cure resin specimens were made in the same manner as above. Three hundreds and twenty composite resin specimens were constructed from the four composite materials. One hundred and sixty specimens of them were placed in a heater at $50^{circ}C$, $75^{circ}C$, $100^{circ}C$, $125^{circ}C$, $150^{circ}C$, $175^{circ}C$ and $200^{circ}C$ for 5 minutes or 10 minutes respectively before compressive strengths were measured. Another one hundred and sixty specimens were tested for the diametral tensile strengths in the same way as above. They were randomly divided into eight groups according to the mode of heating methods as follows and stored in distilled water at $37^{circ}C$ for 24 hours. Group $37^{circ}C$ - specimens were stored at $37^{circ}C$ in distilled water for 24 hours. Group $50^{circ}C$ - specimens were heated at $50^{circ}C$ after curing. Group $75^{circ}C$ - specimens were heated at $75^{circ}C$ after curing. Group $100^{circ}C$ - specimens were heated at $100^{circ}C$ after curing. Group $125^{circ}C$ - specimens were heated at $125^{circ}C$ after curing. Group $150^{circ}C$ - specimens were heated at $150^{circ}C$ after curing. Group $175^{circ}C$ - specimens were heated at $175^{circ}C$ after curing. Group $200^{circ}C$ - specimens were heated at $200^{circ}C$ after curing. Twenty specimens of each of four composite resins were respectively made by insertion of materials into same mold for examining the dimensional changes between before and after heating. The final eighty specimens were stored in distilled water at $37^{circ}C$ for 24 hours before testing the dimensional changes. Compressive and diametral tensile strengths were measured crosshead speed 1mm/minute and 500Kg in full scale with a mechanical testing machine (DLC 500 Type, Shimadzu Co., Japan). Dimensional changes were determined by measuring the diametral changes of eighty specimens with micrometer (Mitutoyo Co., Japan). Results were as follows: 1. Diametral tensile strengths of specimens in all groups were increased with time heated compared with control group except for that in group $50^{circ}C$ and the maximum diametral tensile strength was appeared in the specimen of Litefil-P heated for 10 minutes at $100^{circ}C$. In heliomolar and P-50, it could be seen in the specimen heated for 10 minutes at $150^{circ}C$, but in Bisfil-II, it could be found in the specimen heated for 5 minutes at $150^{circ}C$. 2. Compressive strengths of specimens in all groups was tended to be also increased with time heated but that in group $50^{circ}C$ and the maximum compressive strengths were showed in the same specimens conditioned as the diametral tensile strengths of four composite materials tested. 3. In Heliomolar, Litefil-P, and Bisfil-II, it was decreased in diameters of resin specimens between before heating and increased in diameters of resin specimens after storing in distilled water, but it was not in P-50. 4. There is lit..