Characterisation of machinable structural polymers in restorative dentistry

The advent of CAD/CAM in restorative dentistry has increased the range of fabrication technologies beyond polymerisation, casting and porcelain-densification by sintering. Until recently, the focus of CAD/CAM has been on machinable ceramics [1], as polymers were considered to have inferior structural properties making them less desirable restorative materials with unpredictable long-term performance [2].

Source: Dental Materials - July 20, 2018 Category: Materials Science Authors: Abdulrahman Elmougy, Alvaro Mu ñoz Schiemann, Duncan Wood, Sarah Pollington, Nicolas Martin Source Type: research