Dental materials: 1977 literature review. Part I.

Abstract This paper, which is to be presented in two parts, reviews the work on dental materials published in 1977. Included in Part I are sections on amalgam, casting alloys, acrylic resins, composite filling materials and fissure sealants. A review of the literature relating to impression materials, dental ceramics, model and die materials, cements, dental implants and dental biomechanics will be presented in Part II.