Dental materials: 1979 literature review Part I

Abstract This paper, which is presented in two parts, reviews the work on dental materials published in 1979. Included in Part I are sections on dental biomechanics, fissure sealants, cements, amalgam, composite filling materials, endodontic materials and, for the first time, microleakage. Part II will include sections on impression materials, model, die and investment materials, waxes, acrylic resins, denture base polymers, soft lining materials and tissue conditioners, cast and' wrought dental alloys, ceramics, implants and, finally, corrosion.