The possibility of applying a bi-axial flexure strength test on composite resin was examined using three point and bi-axial flexure strength tests to measure the strength of the light-cured resin and to compare the relative reliability using the Weibull modulus.The materials used in this study were light-curing restorative materials, MICRONEW TM , RENEW � (Bisco, Schaumburg, USA). The bi-axial flexure strength measurements used the piston-on-3-ball test according to the regulations of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 6872 and were divided into 6 groups, where the radius of the specimens were 12 ㎜ (radius connecting the 3-balls: 3.75 ㎜), 16 ㎜ (radius connecting the 3-balls: 5 ㎜), and the thickness were 0.5 ㎜, 1 ㎜, 2 ㎜ for each radius.The bi-axial flexure strength of the MICRONEW TM and RENEW � were higher than the three point flexure strength and the Weibull modulus value were also higher in all of the bi-axial flexure strength groups, indicating that the bi-axial strength test is relatively less affected by experimental error.In addition, the 2 ㎜ thick specimens had the highest Weibull modulus values in the bi-axial flexure strength test, and the MICRONEW TM group showed no significant statistical difference (p > 0.05). Besides the 2 ㎜ MICRONEW TM group, each group showed significant statistical differences (p < 0.05) according to the thickness of the specimen and the radius connecting the 3-balls.The results indicate that for the 2 ㎜ group, the bi-axial flexure strength test is a more reliable testing method than the three point flexure strength test. [J Kor Acad Cons Dent 31(1): [58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65] 2006]