Author: Bayne SC.
Source: Journal of the American Dental Association.
Year: 2013
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Abstract / Excerpt:
The true age of dental composites was launched with this initial science into coupling agents. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the word “composite” was still new to dentistry. Its predecessor, the adjective “reinforced,” dominated the dental materials nomenclature instead. In this landmark article by Bowen, the term “composite” does not even appear. Dental materials science was just beginning to deal with the extreme challenges of chemically connecting internal interfaces of things to make ceramic-polymer composites.
Citation: Bayne SC. Beginnings of the dental composite revolution. Journal of the American Dental Association. 2013; 144(8): 880-884.