Biomaterial Database

Adhesive systems: composites, dentine bonding agents and glass ionomers. 1994

T F Watson, and D W Bartlett

Department of Conservative Dental Surgery, UMDS, Guy's Hospital.

The urge by manufacturers to develop new and better materials can often leave the dentist confused as to how they work. This article seeks to describe these materials simply and how they can best be made to work; it may also help practitioners to ask representatives leading questions when presented with the latest product.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D001840	Dental Bonding	An adhesion procedure for orthodontic attachments, such as plastic DENTAL CROWNS. This process usually includes the application of an adhesive material (DENTAL CEMENTS) and letting it harden in-place by light or chemical curing.	Bonding, Dental,Cure of Orthodontic Adhesives,Curing, Dental Cement,Dental Cement Curing,Orthodontic Adhesives Cure
D003188	Composite Resins	Synthetic resins, containing an inert filler, that are widely used in dentistry.	Composite Resin,Resin, Composite,Resins, Composite
D003736	Dental Cavity Lining	An inner coating, as of varnish or other protective substance, to cover the dental cavity wall. It is usually a resinous film-forming agent dissolved in a volatile solvent, or a suspension of calcium hydroxide in a solution of a synthetic resin. The lining seals the dentinal tubules and protects the pulp before a restoration is inserted. (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)	Varnish, Cavity,Cavity Liner, Dental,Cavity Lining Varnish,Cavity Lining Varnishes,Cavity Lining, Dental,Cavity Linings, Dental,Cavity Varnishes,Dental Cavity Liner,Dental Cavity Liners,Dental Cavity Linings,Liners, Dental Cavity,Lining, Dental Cavity,Linings, Dental Cavity,Cavity Liners, Dental,Cavity Varnish,Liner, Dental Cavity,Varnish, Cavity Lining,Varnishes, Cavity,Varnishes, Cavity Lining
D003793	Dental Restoration, Permanent	A restoration designed to remain in service for not less than 20 to 30 years, usually made of gold casting, cohesive gold, or amalgam. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)	Dental Fillings, Permanent,Dental Filling, Permanent,Dental Permanent Filling,Dental Permanent Fillings,Dental Restorations, Permanent,Filling, Dental Permanent,Filling, Permanent Dental,Fillings, Dental Permanent,Fillings, Permanent Dental,Permanent Dental Filling,Permanent Dental Fillings,Permanent Dental Restoration,Permanent Dental Restorations,Permanent Filling, Dental,Permanent Fillings, Dental,Restoration, Permanent Dental,Restorations, Permanent Dental
D005899	Glass Ionomer Cements	A polymer obtained by reacting polyacrylic acid with a special anion-leachable glass (alumino-silicate). The resulting cement is more durable and tougher than others in that the materials comprising the polymer backbone do not leach out.	Glass Ionomer Cement,Glass Polyalkenoate Cement,Polyalkenoate Cement,Polyalkenoate Cements,Glass Polyalkenoate Cements,Glass-Ionomer Cement,Cement, Glass Ionomer,Cement, Glass Polyalkenoate,Cement, Glass-Ionomer,Cement, Polyalkenoate,Cements, Glass Ionomer,Cements, Glass Polyalkenoate,Cements, Glass-Ionomer,Cements, Polyalkenoate,Glass-Ionomer Cements,Ionomer Cement, Glass,Polyalkenoate Cement, Glass
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017220	Dentin-Bonding Agents	Cements that act through infiltration and polymerization within the dentinal matrix and are used for dental restoration. They can be adhesive resins themselves, adhesion-promoting monomers, or polymerization initiators that act in concert with other agents to form a dentin-bonding system.	Dentin Bonding Agent,Dentin-Bonding Agent,Bonding Agents, Dentin,Agent, Dentin Bonding,Agent, Dentin-Bonding,Agents, Dentin Bonding,Agents, Dentin-Bonding,Bonding Agent, Dentin,Dentin Bonding Agents