Dental materials: 1988 literature review.

This review of the published literature on dental materials during 1988 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 continue year after year to provide their views and critical assessment of what in their opinion have been the main contributions to their area of research. The field of dental materials is still growing apace and these regular reviews allow the reader to keep abreast of the main advances, a task which proves more and more difficult even within a particular speciality. Although the format of the review is well established this is by no means written in tablets of stone. Hence the editor would like to invite the readers to provide comments or criticisms of the review. Is the review sufficiently comprehensive? Is there too much or too little? Are there any topics which are not included and should be? Any suggestions from the readers of the Journal of Dentistry would be very helpful, as we are continually seeking to improve the review. Whatever your views, we would like to hear from you.