Fibers in Prosthetic Dentistry

Abstract

Nowadays, dental restorations that made with fiber-reinforced materials are increasingly common. Fibers are used in many areas of dentistry due to its various advantages such as being biocompatible with dental tissue, having good aesthetic properties, requiring less preparation in dental tissue, having similar elastic modulus with tooth, simplicity of the production process and low treatment cost. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of fibers use in prosthetic dental treatment.

Keywords

• dental fiber
• fiber reinforced composite
• adhesive restoration

Protetik Diş Hekimliğinde Fiberler

Abstract

Günümüzde fiberle güçlendirilmiş materyaller ile yapılan dental restorasyonlar giderek daha yaygın hale gelmektedir. Fiberler, diş dokusu ile biyouyumlu olmaları, estetik özelliklerinin iyi olması, diş dokusunda daha az preparasyon gerektirmesi, elastik modulüsünün dişe yakın olması, üretim sürecinin basit olması ve düşük tedavi maliyeti gibi çeşitli avantajlarından dolayı diş hekimliğinin pek çok alanında kullanılmaktadır. Bu derlemenin amacı, fiberlerin protetik diş tedavisinde kullanımları hakkında genel bir bilgi vermektir.

Keywords

• dental fiber
• fiberle güçlendirilmiş kompozit
• adeziv restorasyon

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