In vitro wear response of composite resin, amalgam, and enamel.
A two-body, wear-testing method was developed and the test results were used for comparing and ranking the rate of wear for an amalgam, an experimental composite resin, and a commercial composite resin. The ranking of wear found by this method was the same as that shown by clinical research for the rate of wear of amalgam and commercial composite resin.
D003188:Composite Resins; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003743:Dental Enamel; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties
D003188:Composite Resins; D003723:Dental Amalgam