Dental Materials: Applications, Challenges, and Techniques
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2026) | Viewed by 785
Editors
Interests: biomaterials; composites; microhardness; scanning electron microscopy; dental fluorosis; glass ionomer cements
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Dental materials play a pivotal role in modern dentistry, influencing restorative, prosthetic, preventive, and regenerative treatments. Their continuous evolution is critical to improving patient outcomes, durability, and esthetic results in clinical applications. The journal of Applied Sciences is pleased to announce a Special Issue dedicated to dental materials. This publication aims to bring together high-quality papers addressing fundamental and applied aspects of dental materials, including their innovation, characterization, clinical applications, processing techniques, as well as current and future challenges in this area.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Innovative biomaterials for restorative and regenerative dentistry;
- Mechanical, biological, and esthetic characterization of dental materials;
- Biocompatibility, wear resistance, and antimicrobial properties;
- Emerging challenges in material selection, durability, and patient-specific solutions;
- Digital dentistry and smart materials for next-generation applications, etc.
We appreciate your interest and invite you to submit original research articles, reviews, case reports, and short communications that contribute to the scientific and clinical advancement of this important field.
We look forward to your submissions.
Prof. Dr. Norma Verónica Zavala Alonso
Prof. Dr. Amaury Pozos-Guillen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dental material
- clinical applications
- innovation
- processing techniques
- material characterization
- challenges in dentistry
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