BACKGROUND Resin-based composites are an increasingly popular material for restoring posterior teeth, permitting minimally invasive cavity preparations and esthetic restorations. The authors investigated current teaching of the placement of posterior resin-based composites in U.S. and Canadian dental schools. METHODS In late 2009 and early 2010, the authors, with the assistance of the Consort...

In this study, enamel micro-cracks produced around composite restorations were observed on surfaces and vertical sections, using a stereomicroscope and a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The effects of various clinical factors, i.e. the curing system, the marginal form and the polishing period after filling, on the incidence of marginal enamel micro-cracks were examined. Enamel micro-cracks ...

In general excellent results cannot be guaranteed when using resin-based composites for posterior restorations. This is due to polymerization shrinkage which can still be regarded as the primary negative characteristic of composite resins. A review of available literature regarding the polymerization process, its flaws, and suggested strategies to avoid shrinkage stress was conducted. Several f...

for Dental Studies and Research Murad Nagar, Ghaziabad,U.P (M) : 9910113023, E-mail address: [email protected] Abstract Aim: To evaluate the influence of a dual cured composite and resin modified glass ionomer used as a dentin substitute on the microleakage of Class II open-sandwich restorations Materials & Method: Standardized Class II cavities were prepared on 50 extracted human third mo...

The aim of the study was to determine the static load-bearing capacity of fractured incisal teeth restored with the conventional adhesive-composite technique or by using fiber reinforced composites (FRC). Upper incisal teeth were prepared by cutting the incisal part of the crown horizontally. Restorations were made by three techniques. Group A (control group) was restored by reattaching the ori...

Raise in esthetic outlook from patients has lead to search for an ultimate material restoring teeth and procedures using them. Composite resin proved be the excellent substance and was customized with respect matrix filler, surface superiority is key factor in determining success of composite restorations inadequately polished surfaces contribute staining, plaque accumulation, gingival irritati...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this double-blind clinical trial was to assess the longevity of repairs to localized clinical defects in composite resin restorations that were initially planned to be treated with a restoration replacement. METHODS Twenty-eight patients aged 18-80 years old with 50 composite resin restorations (CR) were recruited. The restorations with localized, marginal, anatomical de...

Early tooth-colored restorative materials were weak and only suitable for anterior teeth. Over time, composites were developed that offered improved properties enabling their use in posterior teeth where subject to occlusal loading and forces of mastication. Secondary caries is the main reason for failure of both amalgam and composite restorations. Amalgam restorations offer ease-of-use but poo...