1. Background, definitions and locations of restorations
The development of viable solutions in the field of dental restoration has mainly been guided by the ease of implementation, availability and physicochemical properties of the materials studied. Silver-mercury amalgams, still used today, have significant drawbacks for patients, including toxicity, poor aesthetics and lack of adherence to dental tissues. Furthermore, the implementation of this filling material requires the sacrifice of healthy tissues in order to obtain optimal cavity geometry. The first aesthetic alternatives to amalgam were based on silicate cements; however, the latter suffered from several defects including their delicate implementation, their poor mechanical properties (not all), their oral solubility and poor adhesion; they were quickly abandoned. From 1930 onwards the use of resins in particular acrylic and/or methacrylic...
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Background, definitions and locations of restorations
Classifications
Literature sources
Events
Trade Show: International Dental Show (IDS), the largest European dental fair, takes place every two years in Cologne (Germany) (on every odd-numbered year) http://english.ids-cologne.de/
Congress and trade fair: ADF, every year in Paris http://www.adfcongres.com/fr/
...Norms and standards
- Dentistry: Polymer-based restorative materials - ISO 4049 - 2019
- Medical devices: Quality management systems – Requirements for regulatory purposes - ISO 13485 - 2016
- Plastics: Determination of fracture toughness (GIC and KIC) – Linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) approach - ISO 13586 - 2018
- Dental materials: Guidance on testing of wear – Part 1: Wear by toothbrushing - ISO/TS 14569-1 - 2007 ...
Patents
Dental filling material comprising vinyl silane treated fused silica and a binder consisting of the reaction product of bis phenol and glycidyl acrylate – US Patent 3066112 (1962)
Dental filling materials – US Patent 3825518 (1974)
Compositions for Dental composites with tricyclo[5.2.1.02.6]decane derivatives – US Patent 2010/0076115 (2010)
Dimer acid-derived...
Directory
Manufacturers of dental composites
3M https://www.3mfrance.fr/3M/fr_FR/dentisterie/
Bisco https://www.bisco.com/
Centrix https://www.centrixdental.com/
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