Dental resin composites have been widely used in clinical due to their esthetics. However
the marginal gap is still a major problem for resin composite restorative materials
which then lead to the occurrence of secondary caries. In recent years
remineralizing resin composites have been developed to prevent or decrease dental secondary caries
which can release remineralizing agents
such as calcium and phosphate ions. This review summarizes the effects of the kinds
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particle size and surface treatment of bioactive filler on the physical and mechanical properties of resin composites
focusing on the remineralization behavior of the remineralizing dental composites. It was found that a variety of bioactive dental resin composites are able to promote remineralization. This suggests that remineralizing rein composites have the potential to slow the development and propagation of secondary caries at restoration margins.