Modulating pH through lysine integrated dental adhesives

Over 170 million composite and amalgam restorations are placed annually in the United States and results from clinical studies suggest that more than half are replacements for failed restorations [1]. The primary reason for restoration failure is recurrent decay, i.e. decay on the margins of existing restorations, but the incidence of recurrent decay can be 3 to 3.5 times greater for composite restorations [2,3]. A clear difference between amalgam and composite is the inherent ability of amalgam to seal marginal defects, i.e.

Source: Dental Materials - September 7, 2018 Category: Materials Science Authors: Linyong Song, Xueping Ge, Qiang Ye, Kyle Boone, Sheng-Xue Xie, Anil Misra, Candan Tamerler, Paulette Spencer Source Type: research