Objectives: Porcelain veneers are steadily increasing in popularity among today's dental
practitioners for conservative restoration of unaesthetic anterior teeth. As with any new …

OBJECTIVES: Polymerization shrinkage stress of resin-composite materials may have a
negative impact on the clinical performance of bonded restorations. The purpose of this …

Objectives: This paper is intended to contribute to the recognition and understanding of
problems related to polymerization shrinkage. Data sources: Scientific publications of …

Statement of the Problem. The long-term clinical outcome of fixed prosthodontic treatment
depends, in part, on the use of adhesives that can provide an impervious seal between the …

Cavity configuration factor (C-factor) is the ratio of the bonded surface area in a cavity to the
unbonded surface area. In a box-like class I cavity, there may be five times more bonded …

One of the recent trends in endodontics has been the development of bonded obturating
materials, in an effort to provide a more effective seal coronally and apically. Materials …

Composite restorations are widely used worldwide, but the polymerization shrinkage is their
main disadvantage that may lead to clinical failures and adverse consequences. This review …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of cement thickness and ceramic/cement bonding
on stresses and failure of CAD/CAM crowns, using both multi-physics finite element analysis …

Polymerization contraction stress of dental composites is often associated with marginal and
interfacial failures of bonded restorations. The magnitude of stress depends on composite …

An instrument for the reproducible measurement of polymerization shrinkage kinetics is
described, constructed around a disc-shaped specimen sandwiched between two glass …