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A Stronger Dental Material

Caption: Researchers are reporting progress toward a stronger material for dental cavities using ingredients from the human body. Arrow points to a filling made of "composite."

Credit: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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Related news release: American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 20, 2009