Dental fillings are far from being a pleasant experience, but right now they're necessary to fill cavities and prevent ...

Dental materials are specially made materials that are used in dentistry for fillings, crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances. They can be made from natural tissues, metallic alloys, polymers, ...

Radiopacity is a critical characteristic of dental materials, enabling clinicians to differentiate restorative materials from natural dental structures in radiographic imaging. This property, defined ...

Many people walk around with a mouthful of mercury-containing fillings and have no problems with them at all. But if they think about it, they might wonder why a material with a reputation for ...

Dental materials used to fill cavities only last about 10 years before needing replacement because enzymes naturally present in saliva degrade them. Now researchers have synthesized a dental resin ...

Researchers have evaluated a new dental material tethered with an antimicrobial compound that can not only kill bacteria but can also resist biofilm growth. In addition, unlike some drug-infused ...

When you get a cavity filled, you certainly don't want plaque growing on the filling – it could cause the tooth to decay all over again. That's why scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have ...

In 2025, thousands of patients travel abroad to restore their smiles affordably, and Turkey has emerged as one of the top destinations for dental crowns.

Modern dental practice has become very dependent on its materials, such that the dentist's greatest challenge is choosing the right combinations of them for the benefit of their patients. For over 150 ...