Abstract Objectives To test the influence of specimen dimensions on light transmission and shrinkage strain properties of curing dental resins. Materials and methods Photocurable resin specimens (Bis-GMA/TEGDMA) with aspect ratios…
Abstract Objectives To evaluate nanoindentation as an experimental tool for characterizing the viscoelastic time-dependent creep of resin-composites and to compare the resulting parameters with those obtained by bulk compressive creep….
Abstract Dental personnel often come into contact with composite dust upon polishing or grinding composites. Contemporary composites typically contain high amounts of (silica) nano-filler, but so far it has never…
Abstract Objectives Glass-fiber-reinforced composites (FRCs), based on bifunctional methacrylate resin, have recently shown their potential for use as durable cranioplasty, orthopedic and oral implants. In this study we suggest a…
Abstract Objectives Occlusal overloading is one of the causes of peri-implant bone resorption, and many studies on stress distribution in the peri-implant bone by three-dimensional finite element analysis (3D FEA)…
Abstract Objectives In this study the amount of TEGDMA and HEMA eluted from several adhesive systems was quantified. Methods The adhesive systems were applied according to manufacturers’ instructions in an…
Abstract Objectives To produce a reduced stress dental restorative material while simultaneously maintaining excellent mechanical properties, we have incorporated an allyl sulfide functional group into norbornene–methacrylate comonomer resins. We hypothesize…
Abstract Objective To determine by nanoindentation the hardness and elastic modulus of resin-composites, including a series with systematically varied filler loading, plus other representative materials that fall into the categories…
Abstract Objectives To investigate the effect of photo-activation of riboflavin either by ultraviolet (UVA) or visible blue light (BL) on the biodegradation resistance, strength of demineralized dentin matrix, bond strength…
Abstract Objectives Collagen-based nanocomposite incorporating nanobioactive glass (Col/nBG) was developed as a scaffolding matrix for dentin–pulp regeneration. The effects of the novel matrix on the proliferation of human dental pulp…
