Dental composite materials for direct restorations 2018: - Editor: Vesna Miletic. - Publisher: Springer Cham. - Edition: 1st. Book outlines: - This book covers both basic scientific and clinically relevant aspects of dental composite materials with a view to meeting the needs of researchers and practitioners. - Following an introduction on their development, the composition of contemporary composites is analyzed. - A chapter on polymerization explains the setting reactions and light sources available for light-cured composites. - The quality of monomer-to-polymer conversion is a key factor for material properties. - Polymerization shrinkage, along with the associated stress, remains among the most challenging issues regarding composite restorations. - A new classification of dental composites is proposed to offer more clinically relevant ways of differentiating between commercially available materials. - A review of specific types of composites provides insight into their key issues. - The potential biological issues of dental composites are reviewed in chapters on elution of leachable substances and cariogenicity of resin monomers. - Clinical sections focus on material placement, finishing procedures, and the esthetics and clinical longevity of composite restorations. - Bonding to tooth tissues is addressed in a separate chapter, as is the efficiency of various composite repair methods. - The final chapter discusses future perspectives on dental composite materials.