Posts tagged 'dental restoration'

Modern restorative dental filling materials used to restore teeth using minimally invasive operative techniques, can be classified in terms of their retention mechanism – how they are secured in the tooth. Constituent chemistry  - inert, bio-interactive and/or bio-active. Clinical properties - aesthetics, strength, wear, handling characteristics. 

One thing’s for sure, teeth will always be prone to wear, decay and trauma. So, it’s obvious that dental restorative materials will be around for many years to come. But let’s consider this briefly: Restore We have been restoring teeth for hundreds of years, but only recently has the technology moved forward to allow us to create more predictable restorations, with longer life expectancy; bet...