Synthesis of core-shell structured ZnO@m-SiO2 with excellent reinforcing effect and antimicrobial activity for dental resin composites

Dental caries is one of the most common oral health diseases nowadays, and the improper treatment can result in secondary infections and systemic diseases, such as arthritis, heart disease and chronic nephritis [1]. Therefore, the versatile and reliable restorative materials for caries treatment are highly required. Due to the superior aesthetics and biocompatibility over amalgam alloys, dental resin composites have been widely used to restore dental caries and other defects since 1960s [2,3]. These composites are made from surface-modified inorganic fillers dispersed in a photopolymerizable resin matrix, which can form a crosslinked composite polymer network under a blue light irradiation [4].
Source: Dental Materials - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research