“…Wear resistance is an important property in the performance of dental composites because lack of wear resistance will produce an excessive reduction in structure, resulting in the loss of posterior tooth support, vertical dimension of occlusion, masticatory efficiency and esthetics, as well as alterations in the functional path of masticatory movement, fatigue of masticatory muscles, and faulty tooth relationship [4]. Wear (resistance) performance of dental resin composites is affected by roughness and hardness, while roughness also influences aesthetic appearance, discoloration, plaque accumulation, the appearance of secondary caries, gum inflammation, and wear of opposing and adjacent teeth [5][6][7][8], and hardness, defined as how resistant the material is to penetration, can be used to predict wear resistance and the tendency of the material to erode the opposing tooth or material [7,9,10].…”