title: Oral diagnosis and treatment planning: part 8. Reviews and maintenance of restorations.
abstract: The oral environment is hostile to dental materials and to dental treatments. Microorganisms, warmth, moisture and high stresses impose severe limitations on the ability to maintain the initial results of dental treatment. Therefore, continuous periodic reviews and maintenance of oral health are required to retain the restored dentition.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia. roger.smales@adelaide.edu.au
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smales
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yip
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000737:chemistry; D003729:Dental Care; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000145:classification; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control; D058250:Dental Restoration Repair; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D010685:Philosophy, Dental; D019233:Retreatment; D018570:Risk Assessment; D057085:Tooth Wear / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D003723:Dental Amalgam