title: Assessing restorative dental materials: 2. Questions for a dental sales representative.
abstract: Many methodologies are used during the testing of dental materials, although different tests are suitable for different materials and clinical situations. This paper discusses factors relevant to the choice of a dental material, and suggests questions that a practitioner would find helpful to ask a dental sales representative, such as ease of use, effect on the environment and the relevance of fluoride release.
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham School of Dentistry.
authors.forename: F J T
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: A C C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Shortall
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Combe
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Aitchison
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising; D003764:Dental Materials; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D018057:Dental Waste; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials; D018057:Dental Waste; D005460:Fluorides, Topical