In recent dental care, esthetic restorative materials such as composite resin and porcelains have been widely used and studied. However, their good esthetics makes the visual inspection of restored teeth difficult. In this study, a fluorescent glass filler containing rare earth oxides, which are well-known fluorescent materials, was prepared and used in composite resin to add visual inspection ability with small change in color. The
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