Dental composite resins are types of synthetic resins which are used in dentistry as restorative material or adhesives. Synthetic resins evolved as restorative materials since they were insoluble, aesthetic, and insensitive to dehydration and were inexpensive. It is easy to manipulate them as well. This book presents current research in the study of dental composites, including dental composites with nano-scaled fillers; the mechanical properties of resin composite core materials; the design and development of novel urethane dimethacrylate monomers in dental compositions; and the development of low-shrinkage dental composites.

Table of Contents:

Preface

Resin Composites for Post Cementation and Core Build-up (Juthatip Aksornmuang, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand)

Design and Development of Novel Urethane Dimethacrylate Monomers for Use in Dental Compositions (Tinca Buruiana, Violeta Melinte, Emil C. Buruiana, Romanian Academy, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania)

Dental Composites with Nano-Scaled Fillers (Matthew J. Little, Hao Fong, Department of Chemistry, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA)

Atomic and nuclear surface analysis methods: A novel perspective for the characterization of dental composites (Eugen A. Preoteasa, Elena Preoteasa, Ioana Suciu, Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Atomistilor 407, P.O. Box MG-6, 077125 Bucharest-Mãgurele, Romania, and others)

Mapping the Structure, Composition, Properties and Dental Erosion in Human Enamel (I.M. Low, A. Alhuthali, N. Duraman, Centre for Materials Research, Dept. of Applied Physics, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA, Australia)

Effect of Filler Content and Size on Mechanical Properties of Dental Resin Composites: Experimental and Computational Investigation (Yasuhiro Tanimoto, Satoshi Hirayama, Yo Shibata, Department of Dental Biomaterials, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, and others)

Inhibition of Telomerase Activity in HL-60 Cell Line by Methacrylic Monomers (B. Sampaolese, A. Lupi, E. Di Stasio, G.E. Martorana, G. Gambarini, B. Giardina, G. Nocca, Molecular Recognition Chemistry Institute, C.N.R, Rome, Italy, and others)

Scale Development to Assess Psychological States in Dental Patients (Naoki Kakudate, Manabu Morita, Shunichi Fukuhara, Masamitsu Kawanami, Itsuo Chiba, Division of Disease Control & Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Oral Growth & Development, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan, and others)

Trends in Dental Polymer Nanocomposites (Irini D. Sideridou, Associate Professor in Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Lab of Organic Chemical Technology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece)

Dental Nanocomposites (Seyed Shahabeddin Mirsasaania, Maryam Sarmast Shoushtariaa Faculty of Medical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran)

On the Critical Parameters that Regulate Self-Organized Biocomposites (Yo Shibata, Yasuhiro Tanimoto, Department of Oral Biomaterials and Technology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan, and others)

The Annual Effective Dose Assessment during Panoramic / Oral Radiography including the Dental Errors Examinations to the Patients in Albania (Alketa Qafmolla, Luan Qafmolla, Faculty of Medicine, Stomatological Department, Tirana, Albania, and others)

Effects of Using Recycled Nickel-Chrome Based Alloys in the Preparation of Metallic Restorations (Dr Sharanaprabhu. L, Dr Achyutha B.T., Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, RYMEC, Bellary-583 107, Karnataka State, India, and others)

Development of Low-Shrinkage Dental Composites in Dentistry: A Review of the Trends and Techniques Applied (Mui Siang Soh, Adrian U.J. Yap, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, and others)*

Design, Characterization and Evaluation of Biomimetic Polymeric Dental Composites with Remineralization Potential (D. Skrtic, J.M. Antonucci, Paffenbarger Research Center, American Dental Association Foundation, Gaithersburg, Maryland)*

Index