Dental Polymer Materials: Preparation and Clinical Application

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomacromolecules, Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 September 2023) | Viewed by 2036

Special Issue Editor

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
Interests: dental biomaterials; guided tissue regeneration; periodontal regeneration; evidence synthesis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last few decades, dentistry has seen applications and the development of various natural and synthetic polymers. These range from traditional restorative materials to bioactive scaffolds that help to regenerate tissues due to disease and/or trauma. More recently, additive manufacturing and CAD-CAM technology has made clinical applications of these polymers not only user-friendly but rapid as well. Polymeric dental implants may be modified to possess antibacterial and/or bioactive properties which may improve integration with hard and soft tissues. Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue (titled ‘Dental Polymeric Materials: Preparation and Clinical Applications’) is to encourage the submission of original articles (in vitro (laboratory), in vivo (animal studies) and clinical studies) that focus not only the pre-clinical manufacturing, testing, and evaluation of these polymers, but also their clinical applications. Comprehensive narrative reviews and systematic reviews are also encouraged.

Dr. Shariq Najeeb
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • dental polymers
  • 2D/3D manufacturing
  • dental implants
  • restorative dentistry
  • periodontal regeneration
  • guided tissue regeneration

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Disinfection and Isotonic Drinks’ Influence on Hardness and Color Stability of Ethylene-Vinyl-Acetate Copolymer Mouthguards Used in Martial Arts: An In Vitro Study
by Katarzyna Mańka-Malara, Marcin Szerszeń, Bartłomiej Górski, Gen Tanabe, Toshiaki Ueno and Elżbieta Mierzwińska-Nastalska
Polymers 2023, 15(8), 1822; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15081822 - 08 Apr 2023
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This in vitro study aimed to evaluate the hardness and color change of an ethylene-vinyl-acetate copolymer (EVA) material for mouthguards after exposition to different cleaning agent solutions and isotonic drinks. Four hundred samples were prepared and divided into four equinumerous groups (n = [...] Read more.
This in vitro study aimed to evaluate the hardness and color change of an ethylene-vinyl-acetate copolymer (EVA) material for mouthguards after exposition to different cleaning agent solutions and isotonic drinks. Four hundred samples were prepared and divided into four equinumerous groups (n = 100), in which there were 25 samples from each color of EVA (red, green, blue and white). The hardness, using the digital durometer, and the color coordinates (CIE L*a*b*), using the digital colorimeter, were measured before the first exposition and after 3 months of exposition to spray disinfection and incubation in the oral cavity temperature, or immersion in isotonic drinks. The values of Shore A hardness (HA) and color change (ΔE—calculated by Euclidean distance) were statistically analyzed using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, multiple comparison ANOVA/Kruskal–Wallis and appropriate post-hoc tests. Statistically significant changes in color and hardness between the tested groups were demonstrated after the use of agents predestined for disinfecting the surface of mouthguards on the tested samples. There were no statistically significant differences in color and hardness between the groups immersed in isotonic sport drinks potentially consumed by competitors practicing combat sports using mouthguards. Despite the changes in color and hardness after the use of disinfectants, the deviations were minor and limited to specific colors of the EVA plates. The intake of isotonic drinks practically did not change either the color or the hardness of the samples, regardless of the tested color of the EVA plates. Full article
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