Towards a new generation of BIOSAFE and BIOACTIVE composites for tooth restoration KU Leuven
Resin composite is currently the most widely used material in dentistry, enabling minimally invasive and invisible tooth restoration. However, there is a particular safety concern regarding the release of the endocrine disruptor 'bisphenol A' (BPA). BPA can be present in composites as production contaminant and/or degradation product, originating from BPA-based monomers such as BisGMA. The latter serves as a polymerization 'cross-linker' and ...