Recent Advances in Dental Biomaterials
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Dental Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 7524
Special Issue Editors
Interests: oral surgery; dental implantology; bone augmentation; autologous growth factors; laser
Interests: oral surgery; dental implantology; bone augmentation; bone substitutes; biomaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, a significant evolution has taken place in the clinical application of dental materials. From restorative and endodontic measures to bioactive materials that induce tissue repair and regeneration, compensating for a lack of hard dental tissue, principles and guidelines of treatment can be modified due to their wide indication areas and the diversity of their application in various specialist branches of dental medicine. Due to their biological safety, inductive biological effect, and wide indicative range of application, bioactive dental materials physiologically replace damaged tooth structures, induce the regeneration of periapical inflammatory lesions, and promote revascularization and tissue revitalization. Bone substitutes, used to fill defects after surgery or trauma, provide mechanical support and can induce bone healing. Filling these defects with bone substitute material prevents the resorption of bone, preserves the alveolar ridge, and provides sufficient bone for immediate or subsequent implant placement. A variety of bone substitutes are available which differ in origin, consistency, particle size, porosity, and resorption characteristics. When dental implants are placed in the jawbone, they are intended to fuse together and become part of the environment. They act like a natural tooth root and stimulate the jawbone. Many dental implant materials have been developed using bio-ceramics, metals, alloys and hydroxyapatite. Today, novel technologies such as subtractive or additive techniques allow the production of controlled architecture materials. In recent decades, hyaluronic acid was widely used in bone regeneration; this is currently a popular topic, particularly in the craniofacial and dental fields. It is competent material, and shows promise in bone regeneration. Modern dental practice is highly reliant on the selection of appropriate materials for optimum function and benefit to the patient. Dentistry, perhaps, has the unique distinction of using a wide variety of materials, ranging from polymers, metals, ceramics, and inorganic salts to composite materials.
Dr. Dragana Gabrić
Dr. Marko Vuletić
Dr. Ivica Pelivan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bone substitutes
- restorative materials
- biomaterials
- hyaluronic acid
- modern ceramics
- polymers
