While the concept of minimally invasive dentistry has long been considered a rational, viable approach to restorative care, preparation design, material science, and long-term evidentiary support have only recently begun to provide the foundation necessary to support such treatment in the everyday practice. This article reviews the fundamental paradigm shift evidenced in contemporary prosthodon...

his article describes the properties, advances and shortcomings of glass-ionomer cement as a restorative material. The adhesion of glass-ionomer to tooth structure is less technique sensitive than composite resins and its quality increases with time. Therefore glass-ionomer might turn out to the more reliable restorative material in minimal invasive dentistry based on adhesive techniques. Unite...

THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESTHETIC DENTISTRY Nowadays, clinicians have access to a great variety of restorative materials. As there is restricted access to test materials in private practice, most clinicians make their selection of esthetic biomaterials on the basis of scientific articles,1 lectures, company recommendations, and through the sharing of information and experience among colleag...

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This article describes a team approach for periodontal and restorative treatment intended to produce a predictable, biologically sound outcome that preserves more supporting bone and restores carious and broken down teeth. The goal of periodontal treatment, when performed in conjunction with restorative dentistry, is to provide restorative dentists with a high percentage of tooth structure that...

a Master’s course in Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, North Paraná University (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil b Biochemistry Department, Biomedical Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil c Biochemistry Institute, Biological Structural Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil d Dental School, North Paraná Un...

On January 19, 2013, over 140 member states that attended at Minamata Convention in Geneva agreed to the Global Mercury Agreement. The new treaty puts in control and ultimately banned production, export and import of a range of mercury-containing products by 2020. These include batteries, switches, fluorescent lamps, soaps, cosmetics, and nonelectronic medical devices such as thermometers and b...

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry sponsored the Pediatric Restorative Dentistry Consensus Conference in 2002. This paper will review the consensus statements that were issued as a result of the conference. Since the conference there have been advances in procedures, materials, and techniques that need to be considered in terms of some of the consensus statements. The introduction of t...

1D.D.S., M.Sc. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Restorative Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. Graduate student (Ph.D. degree) in Prosthodontic, São Paulo State University at São José dos Campos/SP (UNESP), Brazil and University of Bologna, Italy. 2D.D.S., Ph.D. Associate Professor, School of Dentistry, Foundation to the Science Development, Salvador/BA, Brazil. 3D.D.S., MMedSci...