Ralph W. Phillips

TL;DR: Provides scientific basis and rationale for selection and use of all dental materials used in dentistry and emphasizes practical clinical use.

TL;DR: Two series of dental composites, along with the unfilled resin matrix, were examined to determine the effects of filler level and size on selected properties and it was indicated that increased filler levels resulted in increased hardness, compressive strength and stiffness, and decreased water sorption.

TL;DR: Analysis of data indicates that these glass ionomer cements probably possess anticariogenic properties similar to those of silicate cement.

TL;DR: Among the composite resins tested, there was no acceptable resin-based amalgam substitute for wear, and wear resistance tends to increase both as cavity size decreases, and also from chemical- to light- to heat-cured.