Dental Composite Materials for Direct Restorations

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Miletic, Vesna (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Dentistry.

This book covers both basic scientific and clinically relevant aspects of dental composite materials with a view to meeting the needs of researchers and practitioners. Following an introduction on their development, the composition of contemporary composites is analyzed. A chapter on polymerization...

Table of Contents:

• Development of dental composites. Composition: Monomers
• Initiators
• Fillers
• Silane. Polymerization: Reaction
• Light-sources
• Degree of conversion/cure
• Shrinkage and stress. Classification: Composition
• Consistency
• Fillers. Properties: Mechanical
• Esthetic
• Biological. Clinical considerations: Placement techniques
• Curing protocols
• Finishing and polishing
• Secondary caries
• Repair
• Clinical longevity. Future perspectives.