Effects of temperature on mechanical and tribological properties of dental restorative composite materials

► Mechanical properties of the dental composites for test temperatures from 5 to 50 °C. ► Linear equation to predict the evolution of the hardness with the temperature. ► Linear equation to predict the evolution of the elastic modulus with the temperature. ► Wear resistance of the dental composites for test temperatures from 5 to 50 °C. ► Wear mechanisms were identified analysing the wear scar morphologies by SEM.