DENTAL COMPOSITES WITH NANO-SCALED FILLERS -- DENTAL COMPOSITES WITH NANO-SCALED FILLERS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 EVALUATION OF DENTAL RESTORATIVE COMPOSITES CONTAINING POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANE METHACRYLATE -- Materials -- Formulations -- Volumetric Shrinkage -- X-ray Characterization -- Double Bond Conversion -- Mechanical Properties -- Results and Discussion -- Volumetric Shrinkage -- X-ray Characterization -- Real Time Near Infrared (RT-NIR) Study -- Mechanical Tests -- Chapter 2 FABRICATION AND EVALUATION OF BIS-GMA/TEGDMA DENTAL RESINS/COMPOSITES CONTAINING NANO FIBRILLAR SILICATE -- Fabrication -- Materials -- Separation and Silanization of FS -- Dispersion of Silanized FS into Dental Matrix -- Characterization and Evaluation -- Photopolymerization Kinetics -- Mechanical Properties -- Results and Discussion -- Separation and Silanization of FS -- Dispersion of Silanized FS into Dental Matrix -- Photopolymerization Kinetics -- Mechanical Properties -- Chapter 3 ELECTROSPUN NANO-SCALED GLASS FIBER REINFORCEMENT OF BIS-GMA/TEGDMA DENTAL COMPOSITES -- Materials -- Surface Silanization and Preparation of Electrospun Nano-Scaled Glass Fibers -- Preparation of Dental Composites -- Mechanical Properties -- Results and Discussion -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.