Dental Composite Materials for Direct Restorations

Part I. Development and Composition

1. Development of Dental Composites
Vesna Miletic

2. Composition of Dental Resin-Based Composites for Direct Restorations
Luc D. Randolph, William M. Palin, Julian G. Leprince

Part II. Polymerization

3. Curing Reaction and Kinetics
Ana Paula Piovezan Fugolin, Ataís Bacchi, Carmem S. Pfeifer

4. The Dental Curing Light
Richard B. Price

5. Degree of Conversion
Zrinka Tarle, Matej Par

Part III. Classification and New Formulations

6. Developing a More Appropriate Classification System for Modern Resin-Based Composite Technologies
Luc D. Randolph, William M. Palin, Julian G. Leprince

7. Low-Shrinkage Composites
Vesna Miletic

8. Bulk-Fill Composites
Annelies Ende

9. Fiber-Reinforced Composites
Sufyan Garoushi

10. Self-Adhering Composites
Paulo H. P. D’Alpino, Nádia Rocha Svizero, Marcela Carrilho

Part IV. Esthetics of Dental Composites

11. Esthetics of Dental Composites
Dayane Oliveira

Part V. Biological Considerations

12. Elution of Substances from Dental Composite Materials
Olga Polydorou

Part VI. Clinical Considerations

13. Bonding to Tooth Tissues
Vesna Miletic, Salvatore Sauro

14. Polymerization Shrinkage Stress
Luis Felipe Schneider, Rafael R. Moraes

15. Secondary Caries
Ivana Nedeljkovic, Kirsten L. Landuyt

16. Repair of Direct Resin Composite Restorations
Neslihan Arhun, Duygu Tuncer

17. Clinical Longevity of Direct Resin Composite Restorations
Rafael R. Moraes, Maximiliano S. Cenci, Luis Felipe J. Schneider

Part VII. Future Perspectives

18. Future Perspectives for Dental Composites
Marcela Carrilho, Paulo H. P. D’Alpino

Part VIII. Appendix

19. Clinical Application of Dental Composites for Direct Restorations
Eduardo Souza

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