title: Warming up to composites.
abstract: Patient demand for composite restorations has increased dramatically over the past decade. Anterior composites, for teeth that are visible when smiling, have been the standards of practice for many years. For the less visible teeth, it is estimated that the 50% mark for composite restorations in the posterior region was surpassed in 2000.
authors.affiliation: Esthetic Dental Education Center, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krejci
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003748:Dental Equipment; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D019233:Retreatment; D044366:Transition Temperature
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins