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SUBMITTER: Francois P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7287768 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Francois Philippe P Fouquet Vincent V Attal Jean-Pierre JP Dursun Elisabeth E
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 20200518 10
Resin composite and glass ionomer cement (GIC) are the most commonly used dental materials to perform direct restorations. Both have specific characteristics that explain their popularity and their limits. More than 20 years ago, the first attempt (followed by others) to combine the advantages of these two families was performed with compomers, but it was not very successful. Recently, new formulations (also called 'smart materials') with claimed ion release properties have been proposed under d ...[more]