Restorative materials; contemporary and the ones of the future

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Restorative materials; contemporary and the ones of the future

Prof. Dr. Odzaklievska S.
Department of cariology and endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Skopje

The continuous trend toward improvement of the restorative dental materials with the aim of obtaining characteristics similar to those of the dental substance, could, with no doubt be seen through the example of the glass-ionomer cements (GIC). Following the development of the GIC we are witnesses of the continuous tendency for their improvement. Almost every year the dental industry introduces new generation of GIC with improved characteristics or with widen indication for application. The first commercial product was indicated only for restoration of small cavities out of reach of mastication forces. Today the GIC are defined as materials used in the restorative dentistry for esthetic filling of cavities, liners, fissure sealings, cementing of fixed prosthetic appliances and cementing of fixed orthodontic appliances.
The use of GIC is of great importance for the development of dentistry because it is the first adhesive material, which is chemically attached to the enamel and dentin surfaces, shows high degree of biocompatibility with the surrounding tissues, releases fluorides acting, therefore cariostatically. However some of the GIC's weaknesses are restrictive for their universal implementation in the restorative dentistry. The opportunity for further technological improvement of the GIC is tracing their path to the future.

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