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Composition of Dental Resin-Based Composites for Direct Restorations

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Ever since the introduction of light-curable resin-based composites in the 1970s, these mixtures of organic and inorganic phases have continuously evolved to meet the increasing requirements of material design and dental practitioners. However, fundamentally, the chemistry of composite phases has not significantly changed, with material design that commonly involves particle dispersion within a resin matrix. Such matrix is typically based on (di)methacrylate chemistry and a camphorquinone system to initiate polymerization upon light activation. The lack of any substantial shift in the use of conventional manufacturing approaches is, in part, testament to the relative success of resin composites as restorative dental filling materials. Current research focuses on strategies that would allow bulk-curing or bioactive and adhesive properties, which may lead to an improved longevity.

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L.D. Randolph is a FRIA (F.R.S-FNRS) scholar.

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  1. Advanced Drug Delivery and Biomaterials, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

    Luc D. Randolph & Julian G. Leprince

  2. Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Bio- and Soft-Matter, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

    Luc D. Randolph & Julian G. Leprince

  3. College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Birmingham Dental School and Hospital, University of Birmingham, 5 Mill Pool Way, Birmingham, B5 7EG, UK

    William M. Palin

  4. School of Dentistry and Stomatology, Cliniques universitaires St Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

    Julian G. Leprince

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Randolph, L.D., Palin, W.M., Leprince, J.G. (2018). Composition of Dental Resin-Based Composites for Direct Restorations. In: Miletic, V. (eds) Dental Composite Materials for Direct Restorations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60961-4_2

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