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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Low-Shrinkage Resin Matrices in Restorative Dentistry-Narrative Review.

Ebtehal G Albeshir, Rashed Alsahafi, Reem Albluwi, Abdulrahman A Balhaddad, Heba Mitwalli, Thomas W Oates, Gary D Hack, Jirun Sun, Michael D Weir, Hockin H K Xu

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. [Long-term prognosis and influencing factors of anterior composite resin restoration].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ebtehal G AlbeshirProgram in Dental Biomedical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Rashed AlsahafiProgram in Dental Biomedical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Reem AlbluwiDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Ministiry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman A BalhaddadDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6678-7940
Heba MitwalliDepartment of Restorative Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Thomas W OatesDepartment of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Gary D HackDepartment of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Jirun SunThe Forsyth Institute, A Harvard School of Dental Medicine Affiliate, 245 First Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Michael D WeirDepartment of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Hockin H K XuDepartment of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dimethacrylate-based resin composites restorations have become widely-used intraoral materials in daily dental practice. The increasing use of composites has greatly enhanced modern preventive and conservative dentistry. They have many superior features, especially esthetic properties, bondability, and elimination of mercury and galvanic currents. However, polymeric materials are highly susceptible to polymerization shrinkage and stresses that lead to microleakage, biofilm formation, secondary caries, and restoration loss. Several techniques have been investigated to minimize the side effects of these shrinkage stresses. The primary approach is through fabrications and modification of the resin matrices. Therefore, this review article focuses on the methods for testing the shrinkage, as well as formulations of resinous matrices available to reduce polymerization shrinkage and its associated stress. Furthermore, this article reviews recent cutting-edge developments on bioactive low-shrinkage-stress nanocomposites to effectively inhibit the growth and activities of cariogenic pathogens and enhance the remineralization process.

Indexed as

dental materialhydrolytically stable resinslow polymerization shrinkagemicroleakagenanocompositeoral biofilmresin compositesecondary caries

Identifiers

PMID35454643
PMCPMC9029384

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