Sorting out the confusing array of resin-based composites in dentistry.
Several categories of useful restorative resin-based composites have evolved over the past 40 years. Some of them are indispensable; others are clearly not as necessary. It is possible that dental practitioners could practice successfully with only one type of resin-based composite: hybrid. But each type added to a clinical armamentarium provides possibilities for better esthetic results, easier and better clinical placement, or better long-term function. Undoubtedly, even more categories of restorative resin-based composite will evolve in the future. Dentists are advised to observe them carefully before buying to see if they satisfy any additional needs.
Clinical Research Associates, Provo, Utah 84604, USA.
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D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar; D014783:Viscosity
D003188:Composite Resins