Dental materials: 1989 literature review

This review of the published literature on Dental Materials during 1989 has been compiled by the members of the Dental Materials Panel of the United Kingdom. The editor would like to extend his grateful thanks to all the contributors who provide their views and critical assessment of what in their opinion have been the main contributions to the area of research they have reviewed. The editor appreciates that the views expressed by the contributors may sometimes appear controversial to the reader. The reader is invited, indeed encouraged, to submit a letter to the editor, which will be forwarded to the author(s) who will be asked to comment. Both the original letter and the author’s response will be published simultaneously in a later issue of the Journal, if the views expressed add to the scientific argument.