This episode is inspired by my wife's recent experience at the dentist where she needed to get a filling done. It was her first and it reminded me of my first (and so far only) dental filling that I needed to get done a couple of years ago. Our discussion about what the dentist did to fill the dental cavity led to this episode. I hope you enjoy it :). If you would like to share feedback or have a suggestion for a topic, I can now be reached on twitter under @ChemistryinEve1. Alternatively, you can send an email to [email protected]. Sources Non-Wikipedia sources on dental fillings • https://www.deltadentalins.com/oral_health/amalgam.html • https://www.caringtreechildrensdentistry.com/blog/the-history-of-dental-amalgams/ Amalgam · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalgam_(dentistry) Dental composites, Fillers, Resins and Reinforced Concrete • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_composite • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bis-GMA • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filler_(materials) • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_resin • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_material • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforced_concrete • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materials_science About General Polymer Chemistry • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_chemistry • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-link • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_polymerization Photopolymer & Photoinitiator • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photopolymer • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoinitiator • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camphorquinone