Composite resin is the most widely used tooth coloured filling material. The tooth is etched with acid before placing the filling in layers. Each layer of filling is typically hardened using a ...

To treat a cavity your dentist will remove the decayed portion of the tooth and then "fill" the area on the tooth where the decayed material was removed. Fillings are also used to repair cracked or ...

A new study finds that children who have their cavities filled with a white composite resin known as bis-GMA appear to develop small but quantifiable drops in psychosocial function. To put it simply: ...

Modern dental practice has become very dependent on its materials, such that the dentist's greatest challenge is choosing the right combinations of them for the benefit of their patients. For over 150 ...

Resin-based composites (RBCs) give patients the aesthetic results they want, but certain foods can prompt unsightly stains on these materials, according to a new study in the Journal of Esthetic and ...

Is a worn resin composite filling replaced or just restored/repaired? Mine (molar tooth) is about six years old. I was eating a seeded roll and bit on a piece of sand or something when I was pregnant ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Composite Filling Market: 2017-2022" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global composite filling market in dental restoration is ...

Bisphenol A (BPA), a potentially toxic compound, gets into patients' saliva and urine when composite resin restorations are placed on their teeth, a new study shows. In an article published in the ...