1. What is the main role of direct restorations in dental treatment?
2. When does the polymerization of composite materials typically occur in the restorative procedure?
3. What primarily causes the internal stress generated during the polymerization of composite resins?
Direct restorations — definition?
Materials placed directly into a cavity in one visit.
Steps in direct restorations?
Preparation, placement, finishing, polishing.
Materials used in direct restorations?
Composite, amalgam, glass ionomer, hybrid materials.
Polymerization process?
Monomers convert into a polymer network.
Monomers in composites?
TEGDMA, EGDMA, HEMA.
Composite shrinkage causes?
Volume reduction during polymerization.
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