DIRECT PERMANENT RESTORATIVES - AMALGAM VS COMPOSITE

Luting Cements and Composite Resin Restoratives

Porcelain laminate veneers are used routinely in cosmetic dentistry. The public usually refers to this mode of treatment simply as “veneers.” Their popularity has increased because of television makeover programs, commercials, and magazine advertisements. Porcelain laminate veneers have so increased in their attractiveness that the general public is demanding this type of instant makeover. Furt...

Material Selection for Direct Posterior Restoratives

The posterior restorative material of choice depends on the individual clinical situation and patient. Amalgam has a long history of use and clinical success. Esthetic restorations are increasingly in demand, and include glass ionomers, compomers and composite resins. Fluoride release is a desirable attribute in a restorative material, as are wear resistance, low polymerization shrinkage and lo...

Biomechanical Stress Analysis of Mandibular First Permanent Molar; Restored with Amalgam and Composite Resin

Normal mastication with its varying magnitude and direction generates considerable reactionary stresses in teeth and their supporting tissues. The structure of the human tooth and its supporting tissues is a complex assemblage of materials of varied mechanical properties. The finite element method (FEM), a modern technique of numerical stress analysis, has the great advantage of being applicabl...

Secondary Caries in Posterior Restorations, Amalgam vs Composite resin: A Comparative Review

Clinical longevity of extensive direct composite restorations in amalgam replacement: up to 3.5 years follow-up.

OBJECTIVES This prospective clinical trial evaluated the longevity of direct resin composite (DRC) restorations made on stained dentin that is exposed upon removal of existing amalgam restorations in extensive cavities with severely reduced macro-mechanical retention for amalgam replacement. METHODS Between January 2007 and September 2013, a total of 88 patients (57 women, 31 men; mean age: 5...