ABSTRACT

Resins that are used in medical and dental FRCs are thermoplastics, thermosets, or their combinations in the form of semiinterpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPNs).

FIGURE 1.1 Chemical structures of monomers used in matrices of composites. (a) Methacrylated dendrimer. (b) Methylmethacrylate. (c) Bis-GMA. (d) TEGDMA.