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Warming up to composites.

George Freedman1, Ivo Krejci

  • 1Esthetic Dental Education Center, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.

Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995)
|June 9, 2004
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Patient demand for dental composite restorations has surged. Composite materials are now standard for anterior teeth and have surpassed 50% usage in posterior teeth since 2000.

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Area of Science:

  • * Dentistry
  • * Dental Materials Science

Background:

  • * Growing patient preference for tooth-colored dental restorations.
  • * Established use of composite resins for anterior teeth.
  • * Increasing adoption of composite restorations in posterior dental applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To analyze the trend in patient demand for composite restorations.
  • * To highlight the shift towards composite materials in modern dentistry.

Main Methods:

  • * Review of dental practice trends and material usage statistics.
  • * Analysis of historical data on restoration types in anterior and posterior teeth.

Main Results:

  • * Significant increase in patient demand for composite restorations over the last decade.
  • * Anterior composite restorations have long been the standard of care.
  • * Posterior composite restorations surpassed 50% usage around the year 2000.

Conclusions:

  • * Composite restorations are increasingly preferred by patients.
  • * The use of composite materials has become widespread in both visible and less visible areas of the mouth.
  • * Dental professionals continue to adopt advanced composite materials for a variety of restorative needs.

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