A theoretical biomechanical acoustic framework for classifying dental restorative bilayers via Rayleigh-wave analysis.

Researchers developed a theoretical model using sound wave analysis to classify how four dental coating materials (composite, amalgam, and alloys) perform on three cement substrates, identifying two distinct acoustic regimes and proposing a four-type classification system with natural tooth structure as the reference target.

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