title: Present and future value of dental composite materials and sealants.
abstract: This article reviews the development, composition, chemistry, recent technological advances, and extent of use of composite resin restorative materials, adhesives, and pit and fissure sealants. The problems related to the clinical behavior of these materials in the oral environment are dealt with, and methods of minimizing their present deficiencies are suggested. Future directions that might be taken to improve these materials and solve some of the inadequacies that these materials exhibit are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Dogon
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D001840:Dental Bonding; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants / Q000737:chemistry; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000639:trends*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003188:Composite Resins; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants