title: What is a "compomer"?
abstract: "Compomers" are recently introduced products marketed as a new class of dental materials. These materials are said to provide the combined benefits of composites (the "comp" in their name) and glass ionomers ("omer"). Based on a critical review of the literature, the author argues that "compomers" do not represent a new class of dental materials but are merely a marketing name given to a dental composite.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomaterials, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Ruse
mesh_terms: D020770:Compomers / Q000737:chemistry; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D020770:Compomers; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements