What type of material is tooth bonding? What are the properties of dental composite?
You might be curious as to the composition of dental composite (the restorative material that is utilized with dental bonding technique). We could tell you that the compounds formulating the core structure of dental composite are “high molecular weight monomers that when cured create rigid cross-linked polymers.” Certainly that would be technically correct but in laymen’s terms it’s easiest just to say that dental composite is a plastic. The physical properties of this core plastic leave a lot to be desired. And for this reason fillers and modifiers are added so to enhance the composite’s overall characteristics (such as strength, wear resistance, how easily it handles, and even its precise shade of white). While each manufacturer will develop their own special formulation for their brand of dental composite, usually the fillers that are added are some combination of finely ground particles of quartz, glass, zirconium, silica, barium, and strontium. The types and specific amounts of fi
