THE PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY
CONTENTS PART I FUNDAMENTALS OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES IN DENTISTRY INTRODUCTION: THE ORAL ENVIRONMENT MECHANICAL LOADS FACED BY FRCS REQUIREMENTS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND ADHESIVE RESTORATIONS SUMMARY: KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR FRC MATERIALS REFERENCES INTRODUCTION: WHAT ARE FRCS? MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CONTINUOUS FRC REINFORCING EFFECT OF DISCONTINUOUS FIBERS GLASSES USED IN REINFORCING FIBERS RESINS USED IN FRC IMPREGNATION OF FIBERS WITH RESIN INTERFACIAL ADHESION OF FIBER TO POLYMER MATRIX SUMMARY: KEY FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROPERTIES OF FRC INTRODUCTION: MULTIPHASE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES SECONDARY IPN BONDING FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION BONDING BONDING OF AGED POLYMERS AND RESIN COMPOSITES STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF FRC REMOVABLE DENTURES STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF FRC FIXED DENTAL PROSTHESES STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF ROOT CANAL POST SYSTEMS STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF FRC FILLINGS FINDINGS BY FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF FRC STRUCTURES FUTURE TRENDS SUMMARY: KEY FACTORS OF DENTAL FRC STRUCTURES PART II APPLICATIONS OF FIBRE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES IN DENTISTRY PROSTHODONTIC TREATMENT CONCEPT WITH FRC DYNAMIC NATURE AND LONGEVITY OF FIXED PROSTHODONTIC TREATMENT CONCLUSIONS INTRODUCTION FIBER FRAMEWORK DESIGN SURFACE CONDITIONING OF DENTURE TEETH CONCLUDING REMARKS AND FUTURE TRENDS ADHESION TOOTH AS A BONDING SUBSTRATE ENAMEL ADHESION EFFECT OF ENAMEL PREPARATION ON BONDING DENTIN ADHESION ADHESIVE SYSTEMS ETCH-AND-RINSE ADHESIVE SYSTEM SELF-ETCH ADHESIVE SYSTEMS BONDING PROPERTIES OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES CLINICAL RECOMMENDATIONS INTRODUCTION: KEY REQUIREMENTS PREFABRICATED FRC POSTS INDIVIDUALLY FORMED FRC POSTS RADIOPACITY OF FRC POSTS THICK OR THIN POST AND LONG OR SHORT POST? HOW TO MAKE AN INDIVIDUALLY FORMED FRC POST: A STEP-BY-STEP CLINICAL PROTOCOL (SEMI-IPN POST MATERIAL: EVERSTICK POST, STICK TECH-GC), ILLUSTRATION OF THE PROCEDURE IS SEEN IN FIG 710AJ SUMMARY: WHAT CAN WE LEARN? INTRODUCTIONWHAT IS SPLINTING? SPLINT MATERIALS AND TYPES FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE SPLINTS PERIO-PROSTHETIC AND ORTHO-PROSTHETIC SPLINT COMBINATIONS CLINICAL CASES WITH FRC SPLINTS CASE STUDIES CONCLUSION AND FUTURE TRENDS INTRODUCTION TO REMOVABLE DENTURES: KEY REQUIREMENTS REMOVABLE DENTURE FAILURES REPAIR OF DENTURE FAILURES: TREATMENT OF FRACTURE SURFACE AND DENTURE TEETH REINFORCING DENTURE BASES WITH METAL WIRES REINFORCEMENT OF DENTURES WITH FRC TECHNICAL USE OF FRC REINFORCEMENT IN REMOVABLE DENTURES INTRODUCTION TO FACIAL PROSTHESES: KEY REQUIREMENTS COMPONENTS OF FACIAL PROSTHESES MANUAL FABRICATION OF A FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE FRAMEWORK FOR A SILICONE ELASTOMER FACIAL PROSTHESIS MANUAL FABRICATION OF FACIAL PROSTHESES ON PLASTER MODEL INTRODUCTION TO THE RETAINERS MATERIALS USED IN THE RETAINERS LONGEVITY OF THE RETAINERS SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE FRC RETAINERS CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FRCS RETAINERS CLINICAL STUDIES ABOUT FRC RETAINERS CLINICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING FRC RETAINERS ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FRC RETAINERS LONGEVITY OF INDIRECT FRC RBFDPS LONGEVITY OF DIRECT FRC RBFDPS FABRICATION METHOD FOR DIRECT FRC RBFDPS SURFACE CONDITIONING METHODS AMALGAM FAILURES AND REPAIR PROTOCOL WITH AND WITHOUT FRC METAL CERAMIC FIXED DENTAL PROSTHESIS FAILURES AND REPAIR PROTOCOL