Abstract Objectives It is difficult to completely remineralize carious lesions because diffusion into the interior of the lesion is inhibited as new mineral is deposited in the outermost layers. In…
Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the fracture load of veneered anterior zirconia crowns using normal and Weibull distribution of complete and censored data. Methods Standardized…
Abstract Objectives To give an overview of aspects of silane coupling agents and surface conditioning in dentistry. Methods Currently, silane coupling agents are used as adhesion promoters. Silanes are effective…
Alan Wilson, the distinguished British dental materials scientist and co-inventor of the glass-ionomer cement (GIC), died just before Christmas 2011, after a battle with prostate cancer. He is survived by…
Abstract Objectives In this work the influence of the dimethacrylate monomer chemical structure on structural heterogeneity and physico-mechanical properties of the resulting polymer networks was investigated. Rigid aromatic dimethacrylate (Bis-GMA),…
Abstract Objectives To determine the diffusion coefficient, water sorption and solubility of various types of restorative dental composites and to evaluate the effect of acidic media (orange juice and coke)…
Thank you very much for reading and analyzing our paper very carefully. We enjoyed to read your comments. Your main concerns were addressed (1) to our practice-based statement that light-polymerizing…
Abstract Objectives The null hypothesis was that mechanical testing systems used to determine polymerization stress ( σ pol ) would rank a series of composites similarly. Methods Two series of…
Abstract Objectives This study evaluated catechin and chlorhexidine release from copolymers based on bis-GMA diluted with TEGDMA (R1), propoxylated bis-GMA–CH 3 bis-GMA (R2) or fluorinated bis-GMA–CF 3 bis-GMA (R3). Mechanical…
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate if pH-neutralization behavior of self-adhesive resin cements has an influence on their mechanical properties. Methods pH-neutralization, water sorption, solubility and…
