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Review
. 2022 Nov 8:2022:2445394.
doi: 10.1155/2022/2445394. eCollection 2022.

Smart Monochromatic Composite: A Literature Review

Muhammad Adeel Ahmed  1 , Rizwan Jouhar  1 , Zohaib Khurshid  2
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Review

Smart Monochromatic Composite: A Literature Review

Muhammad Adeel Ahmed et al. Int J Dent. .

Abstract

Over the previous years of the 20th and 21st centuries, there has been a progression in the field of bonded esthetic restorations. At the present time, the inclination of dentists toward the smart monochromatic shade of composite is flourishing owing to the fact that it decreases the requirement of a range of composite shades, curtails the waste of unconsumed composite shades, lessens chair side interval, abolishes the shade selection, and decreases dependency on shade-selecting methods. Smart monochromatic composite is known to obtain the color of the adjacent tooth structure in which it is placed. Therefore, the current literature elucidates the several features of innovative and revolutionary monochromatic composites including color stability, mechanical and optical properties, and shade-matching capability that could have a positive impact potentially over other resin composites.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Classification of the composite on the basis of particle size and structure.
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Figure 2
Munsell color system (adapted and redrawn from ©1994 Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.).
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