title: An in vitro investigation into the wear effects of selected restorative materials on enamel.
abstract: Abrasive wear testing of five restorative materials was carried out with human enamel as the opposing surface using a wear machine specifically designed to simulate the masticatory cycle. The results showed that enamel demonstrated good abrasion resistance against amalgam and microfine composite and moderate abrasion resistance against gold. Conventional composite produced marked destruction of enamel and the greatest amount of enamel wear was produced by porcelain. The ranking order compared favourably with results from in vivo studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Dental Science, Dental School, University of Bristol, U.K.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Jagger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate / Q000009:adverse effects; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000009:adverse effects; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects; D003743:Dental Enamel; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000009:adverse effects; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006047:Gold Alloys / Q000009:adverse effects; D006244:Hardness; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D019279:Resin Cements; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D006047:Gold Alloys; D019279:Resin Cements; C065770:Herculite XR; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D003723:Dental Amalgam