Do Dental Resin Composites Accumulate More Oral Biofilms and Plaque than Amalgam and Glass Ionomer Materials?

A long-time drawback of dental composites is that they accumulate more biofilms and plaques than amalgam and glass ionomer restorative materials. It would be highly desirable to develop a new composite with reduced biofilm growth, while avoiding the non-esthetics of amalgam and low strength of glass...

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Main Authors: Ning Zhang, Mary A.S. Melo, Michael D. Weir, Mark A. Reynolds, Yuxing Bai, Hockin H.K. Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/9/11/888