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Review
. 2017 Oct;61(4):733-750.
doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2017.06.002.

Polymer-Based Direct Filling Materials

Carmem S Pfeifer  1
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Review

Polymer-Based Direct Filling Materials

Carmem S Pfeifer. Dent Clin North Am. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

After a brief review of current restorative materials and classifications, this article discusses the latest developments in polymer-based direct filling materials, with emphasis on products and studies available in the last 10 years. This will include the more recent bulk fill composites and self-adhesive materials, for which clinical evidence of success, albeit somewhat limited, is already available. The article also introduces the latest cutting edge research topics on new materials for composite restorations, and an outlook for the future of how those may help to improve the service life of dental composite restorations.

Keywords: Caries; Clinical longevity; Dental composites; Polymerization.

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Figure 1
Schematic illustration of the deleterious effects of polymerization stress at the bonded interface.
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Figure 2
Different strategies to build bulk-fill restorations, as a function of the materials used.
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Figure 3
Molecular structure of bisphenol A, bisphenol A diglycidyl dimethacrylate (BisGMA), bisphenol A dimethacrylate (BPADMA) and their possible degradation products.
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