Advances in the history of composite resins.
The use of composite resins as direct restoration material in posterior teeth has demonstrated a great increase, due to esthetic requirements and the controversy regarding the mercury content in silver amalgams. In this article, we have reviewed the composition modifications which have occurred in materials based on resins since their introduction over a half a century ago which have enabled great improvements in their physical and mechanical properties. Likewise, we have highlighted current lines of research, centered on finding the ideal material for replacing silver amalgam as a direct filling material.
Minguez
Nieves
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Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of the Basque Country, Spain.
Ellacuria
Joseba
J
Soler
José Ignacio
JI
Triana
Rodrigo
R
Ibaseta
Guillermo
G
D003188:Composite Resins / Q000266:history*; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000266:history*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans
D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials