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New Frontiers in Clinical Dental Materials

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 (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 2185

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Felice Femiano

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Multi-disciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Specialties at the University of Campania "Vanvitelli" Naples, 80138 Naples, Italy
Interests: dentinal hypersensitivity; diode laser in dentistry; conservative dental restoration
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting submissions to this Special Issue on New Frontiers in Clinical Dental Materials.

Research in the dental field today is constantly evolving with the placing of new materials on the market. The researcher and the clinician must be aware of news but also of the principles and protocols that allow the best results in their use. Tissue bioconservation and adhesive systems have totally changed the clinician's way of thinking during clinical practice for the diversity of choices available to them. This Special Issue offers the possibility to researchers and clinicians to send their research and their studies on new dental materials and to share the results achieved in all fields of dentistry.

Studies with innovative approaches or providing original information are of higher priority.

In this regard, we are delighted to invite investigators to submit original research articles (trials, cohort studies, case-control, and cross-sectional studies), high-quality case reports, communication, and reviews (narrative or systematic reviews and meta-analyses) in the fields of interest around new dental materials.

Dr. Felice Femiano
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • dental material
  • dental adhesive
  • restorative material
  • endodontic material
  • prosthetic materials
  • orthodontic materials
  • regenerative material

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Evaluation of the Effectiveness on Dentin Hypersensitivity of Sodium Fluoride and a New Desensitizing Agent, Used Alone or in Combination with a Diode Laser: A Clinical Study
by Felice Femiano, Luigi Femiano, Ludovica Nucci, Vincenzo Grassia, Nicola Scotti and Rossella Femiano
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(12), 6130; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12126130 - 16 Jun 2022
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(1) Background: Dentine Hypersensitivity (DH) is a frequent clinical problem that causes long-term painful discomfort to patients and is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for dentists. The aim of this research was to verify the efficacy of a Sodium Fluoride (NaF) gel and [...] Read more.
(1) Background: Dentine Hypersensitivity (DH) is a frequent clinical problem that causes long-term painful discomfort to patients and is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for dentists. The aim of this research was to verify the efficacy of a Sodium Fluoride (NaF) gel and the VivaSens® varnish used alone or in combination with a Creation Soft Diode Laser (DL) to treat DH pain. (2) Methods: The study included 121 Non-Carious Cervical Lesions (NCCLs) in 48 patients who complained of DH pain of variable intensity, between 4 and 7 points in VAS, after application of a cold stimulus. Four study groups of 12 patients each were created and subjected to four different types of treatment. Group 1 comprised 27 NCCLs with a total VAS score of 142, who received a topical treatment of NaF. Group 2 comprised 34 NCCLs with a total VAS score of 179, who were treated with NaF in association with DL. Group 3 comprised 31 NCCLs with a total VAS score 172, who received the VivaSens varnish. Group 4 comprised 29 NCCLS with a total VAS score of 155, who were treated with VivaSens in association with DL, using a power of 0.2 Watt in continuous emission and a fiber of 400 µm diameter. (3) Results: The results for each NCCL were evaluated by the cold stimulus response and recorded according to the VAS at the end of each treatment (t1) as well as after one week (t2), 1 month (t3), and 6 months (t4). All treatments resulted in pain relief at all study times, but the best results were obtained for Group 4 at t1, with a total VAS score of 26, and for Group 2 at t2, t3, and t4, with total VAS scores of 41, 51, and 65, respectively. (4) Conclusions: The treatment with VivaSens allowed pain relief immediately after its application, but the greatest long-term benefits (t2, t3, and t4) were obtained with the topical application of NaF associated with a DL. Full article
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