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The purpose of this review article is to show how polymer science can contribute to the further improvement of modern dentistry. It has long been believed that the development of strong dental materials is essential to improve dentistry, and polymeric materials might not be reliable compared to metals and ceramics. It was hypothesized that the bonding of restoration materials to the tooth structure is required in order to inhibit the detachment of prostheses. However, bonding of artificial materials to natural tissues is difficult. It has been found that a polymer network interpenetrated with dental hard tissues resolves this problem, that formal bonding is not required and that protection of prepared dentin against lactic acid demineralization with an impermeable barrier is a requisite for prevention of caries.
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