Composite resin restoratives revisited

To choose the most suitable composite for the clinical challenge, the clinician must consider a number of issues. This paper examines those issues, as well as how the selected material can best be manipulated to obtain optimum results. It is intended to help the clinician select this material, and to provide information on the clinical relevance of the different compositions and filler sizes of composite materials, proper techniques for light curing--including the effects of light to resin distance and light angulation--and methods that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the light-curing unit. The effect of surface finish on wear is also discussed, along with suggestions on proper finishing techniques.