This review article compiles the characteristics of resin based dental composites and an effort is made to point out their future perspectives. Recent research studies along with few earlier articles were studied to compile the synthesis schemes of commonly used monomers, their characteristics in terms of their physical, mechanical and polymerization process with selectivity towards the input parameters of polymerization process. This review covers surface modification processes of various filler particles using silanes, wear behaviour, antimicrobial behaviour along with its testing procedures to develop the fundamental knowledge of various characteristics of resin based composites. In the end of this review, possible areas of further interests are pointed out on the basis of literature review on resin based dental materials.
Keywords: 4-EDMAB, Ethyl-4-dimethyl amino benzoate; Antimicrobial properties; BPA, Bisphenol-A; BPO, Benzoyl peroxide; Bis-EMA, Ethoxylatedbisphenol-A-dimethacrylate; Bis-GMA, Bisphenol A-glycidyl methacrylate; CQ, Camphorquinone; DC, Degree of conversion; DHEPT, Dihydroxy ethyl-para-toluidine; DMAEMA, Dimethyl amino ethyl methacrylate; DMAP, Dimethyl amino pyridine; Dental composites; EGDMA, Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate; HEMA, 2-Hydroxyethyl methacrylate; LED, Light emitting diode; PPD, 1-phenyl-1,2 propanedione; PS, Polymerization Shrinkage; RBCs, Resin based composites; Self-healing; Surface modification of filler particles; TEG, Triethylene glycol; TEGDMA, Triethylene glycol dimethacrylate; TPO, Diphenyl phosphine oxide; UDMA, Urethane dimethacrylate; Wear; γ-MPS, 3-(Trimethoxysilyl) Propyl Methacrylate.
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