title: Resin-modified glass ionomers: a new option in restorative dentistry.
abstract: New dental materials and products are constantly being introduced in hopes of replacing or improving established materials. Although this onslaught of dental innovation can eventually lead to major improvements in the ease and success of clinical dentistry, it also presents a nightmare for the practitioner wishing to keep pace with these products. The introduction of the resin-modified glass ionomers at first glance appears to offer some very promising applications. Only time and clinical trials will give practitioners a true account of their benefits as well as their shortcomings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Operative Dentistry, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Fruits
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Miranda
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D003723:Dental Amalgam