1Graduate Student, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, São José dos Campos Dental School, UNESP, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. 2DDS, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, São José dos Campos Dental School, UNESP, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. 3DDS, MS, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, S...

Oral and mucosal adverse reactions to resin-based dental materials have been reported. Numerous studies have examined the biocompatibility of restorative dental materials and their components, and a wide range of test systems for the evaluation of the biological effects of these materials have been developed. This article reviews the biological aspects of resin-based dental materials and discus...

1Full Professor, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara Dental School, UNESP Univ. Estadual Paulista , Araraquara, SP, Brazil. 2Associate Professor, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara Dental School, UNESP Univ. Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brazil. 3Former graduate student, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara Denta...

objective: this study investigated the antibacterial properties of an ion-releasing resin composite (degufill), a hybrid resin composite (inten-s), a compomer (compoglass f) and a resin-modified glass ionomer (vitremer) against streptococcus mutans. materials and methods: the bacteria were derived from the dental plaque and cultured on blood agar plates. eppendorf tubes were filled by unset res...

1DDS, MSc, PhD, Graduate Student (PhD degree), Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, UNESP – São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” São José dos Campos Dental School. 2DDS, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, UNESP – São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” São José dos Campos Dental School. 3DDS, MSc, PhD, Ass...