An update on glass fiber dental restorative composites: A systematic review

Materials Science and Engineering C

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 26-39

  Khan, Abdul Samad ^a   Azam, Maria Tahir ^a   Khan, Maria ^b   Mian, Salman Aziz ^c   Rehman, Ihtesham Ur ^c  

^a Process and Energy Systems Engineering Center PRESTIGE   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical applications; Dental composites; Glass fiber matrix bond; Glass fibers; Properties

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTISTRY; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; RESTORATION;

CLINICAL APPLICATION; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; DENTAL RESTORATIVE COMPOSITES; FIBER/MATRIX BONDS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; PROPERTIES; RESIN-BASED COMPOSITE; RESIN-BASED DENTAL COMPOSITES;

DENTAL COMPOSITES;

DENTAL MATERIAL; GLASS; POLYMER;

CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDODONTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; ENDODONTICS; GLASS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYMERS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84911928224     PISSN: 09284931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.11.015     Document Type: Review

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