Abstract Objectives Nickel chromium is widely used as a restorative material in dentistry but its biocompatibility is of concern as there are reports of patients suffering adverse effects caused by…
Abstract Objectives “Submicron hiatus” represents a potential space between the base of the collagenous network and the mineralized dentin when it is acid etched for bonding. This study evaluated the…
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to elucidate whether marginal performance (in terms of % of continuous margins) can, or not, be predicted from μTBS values. A relationship…
Abstract Objectives The dental resin monomer triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) caused a cell cycle arrest in response to DNA damage. However, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Therefore, the influence of…
Abstract Objectives Polymerization shrinkage of a composite in a high configuration-factor (C-factor) cavity leads to polymerization shrinkage stress. In the prevention of high polymerization shrinkage stress, a low-shrinking silorane composite…
Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to develop a method to experimentally determine and visualize the direction and amount of polymerization shrinkage. Methods We modified a composite to…
Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the fracture toughness ( K IC ) of three direct dental composites and one indirect dental composite subject to cyclic…
Abstract Objective The purpose of this review was to assess the influencing factors which affect laboratory tests that evaluate the effectiveness of luting agents on the retention of crowns in…
Abstract Objectives Evaluate the flexural strength ( σ ) and subcritical crack growth (SCG) under cyclic loading of glass-infiltrated alumina-based (IA, In-Ceram Alumina) and zirconia-reinforced (IZ, In-Ceram Zirconia) ceramics, testing…
Abstract Objective To investigate the effect of three different primers on shear and peel bond strengths between three maxillofacial silicone elastomers and an acrylic resin after 360 h of accelerated…
