Dental Materials

tooth-colored materials that can be placed directly into the cavity preparation without being constructed ouside of the mouth first

tooth-colored material composed of an organic resin matrix and inorganic filler particles

thick liquids made up of two or more molecules that form a matrix resistance to the material

rine particles of quartz, silica, or glass that five strength and wear resistance to the material

a chemical that helps bind the filler particles to the organic matrix

coloring agents that give composites their color

composite that polymerizes by a chemical reaction when two resins are mixed together

composite that polymerizes when a chemical is activated by light in the blue wave range

composite that contains components of light-cured and self-cured composites. When the two parts are mixed together, it polymerizes by a chemical reaction that can be accelerated by blue light activation

an early generation of composite that contained filler particles ranging from 10-100 micrometers

composite that contains very small filler particles averaging 0.04 micrometers in diameter

a light-cured, low viscosity composite resin that contains fewer filler particles

a light-cured highly viscous, heavily filled composite resin for dentists who use a placement technique with composited that is similar to that of amalgam

a self-cured, tooth-colored, fluoride-releasing restorative material that vonds to tooth structure without an additional bonding agent

a glass ionomer to which resin has been added to improve its physical properties

composite resin that has polyacid, fluoride-releasing groups added

tooth-colored materials that are used to construct restorations outside of the mouth in the dental laboratory or at chairside on replicas of the prepared teeth. They are later cemented on the teeth