title: Materials for restoration of primary teeth: I. Conventional materials and early glass ionomers.
abstract: This paper demonstrates how the treatment of primary dentition may present the clinician with increased difficulties compared with the preparation and placement of restorations in adult dentition. Established dental materials (dental amalgam and conventional glass ionomer cements) and less well established alternative materials (copper cements) are reviewed. The use of amalgam to restore primary dentition is the subject of concern amongst the dental profession in terms of lack of adhesion and potential toxicity concerns, while the low tensile strength of traditional glass ionomer cements make them less suitable for the restoration of primary dentition.
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham School of Dentistry.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Owen
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003300:Copper; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D003764:Dental Materials; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006801:Humans; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements; D003764:Dental Materials; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D003300:Copper; D003723:Dental Amalgam; C000520:cuprous oxide; C030973:cupric oxide