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Thanks to advances in modern dental materials and techniques, dentists have more ways to create pleasing, natural-looking smiles. Dental researchers are continuing their often decades-long work developing materials, such as ceramics and polymer compounds that look more ... ; Restoring Your Smile: Dental Filling Choices...
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www.ada.org/public/topics/fillings.asp
www.ada.org/public/topics/fillings.asp
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What types of filling materials are available? ... During the first visit, decay or an old filling is removed. An impression is taken to record the shape of the tooth being repaired and the teeth around it. The impression is sent to a dental laboratory that will make the indirect filling.
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www.medicinenet.com/fillings/page2.htm
www.medicinenet.com/fillings/page2.htm
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Today, several dental filling materials are available. Teeth can be filled with gold; porcelain; silver amalgam (which consists of mercury mixed with silver, tin, zinc, and copper); or tooth-colored, plastic and glass materials called composite resin fillings.
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www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/dental-health-fillings
www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/dental-health-fillings
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OBJECTIVES: A new measuring technique for the determination of thermal diffusivity is proposed. ... Thermal parameters of dental filling materials should be compatible with the parameters of human teeth. Lack of thermal compatibility can cause not only patient discomfort but also mechanical stresses leading to microcracks.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16198406
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BACKGROUND: A wide range of materials is used in dental treatment. ... The aim of this study was to investigate whether patients with suspected adverse reactions to dental materials experienced an improvement in health after these materials were replaced.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/17551559
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; There are a number of different filling materials that are used in modern dentistry practice. The fillings are divided into inlay (inside the tooth) and onlay (outside). Here are the different types of fillings ... General Dental Care...
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www.dentalfind.com/Dental_Filling_Material/
www.dentalfind.com/Dental_Filling_Material/
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A comprehensive guide to dental filling materials, providing the pros and cons of silver amalgam filling materials and composite filling materials. ... Dental Filling Basics ... Dental materials 411...
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www.yourdentistryguide.com/fillings-material/
www.yourdentistryguide.com/fillings-material/
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A guide to dental fillings, with information on the filling procedure, the materials used, insurance coverage and the cost of tooth fillings. ... A dental filling is a type of restorative dentistry treatment used to repair minimal tooth fractures, tooth decay or otherwise damaged surfaces of the teeth. Dental filling materials,
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www.yourdentistryguide.com/fillings/
www.yourdentistryguide.com/fillings/
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Some soldiers were able to have teeth cleaned, filled and extracted by dentists who used their own instruments.' Dental filling materials used in the South during the Civil War is one aspect of dentistry which can be investigated to assess similarities and differences in the dentistry performed in the North and South.
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www.fauchard.org/publications/history/Journal_98_46_2p7...
www.fauchard.org/publications/history/Journal_98_46_2p71.htm
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