Advanced Dental Materials for Restorative Dentistry

A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 929

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College of Dental Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA
Interests: biomaterial

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Dear Colleagues,

The continuous development of dental restorative materials and technologies has advanced the outcome of dental restorative treatments as these materials offer advanced approaches to both diagnostic and therapeutic applications, enhancing function, esthetics, and longevity, improving patient comfort, simplifying operation processes, and reducing patient and manufacturing costs.

This Special Issue aims to gather together cutting-edge research on the design, development, and application of advanced dental materials for restorative dentistry. We invite researchers to contribute their original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and short communications addressing recent advances, challenges, and future directions in this field.

Suitable topics include, but are not imitated to, the following:

  1. Advanced polymer-based materials for restorative dentistry;
  2. Advanced cements for restorative dentistry;
  3. Advanced ceramic materials for restorative dentistry;
  4. Advanced metals for restorative dentistry;
  5. Advanced materials used with CAD-CAM technology for restorative dentistry;
  6. Biocompatibilities of advanced materials for restorative dentistry.

Dr. Feng Gao
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • denal restoration
  • restorative dentistry
  • dental biomaterials

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Article
Color Change in Commercial Resin Composites with Different Photoinitiators
by Feng Gao and David W. Berzins
Bioengineering 2025, 12(10), 1047; https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering12101047 - 28 Sep 2025
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Abstract
The yellowing effect of camphorquinone (CQ) has led manufacturers to add alternative initiators into resin composites (RCs) to reduce the amount of CQ used. The aim of this study was to investigate the color change in commercial RCs with alternative photoinitiators besides CQ. [...] Read more.
The yellowing effect of camphorquinone (CQ) has led manufacturers to add alternative initiators into resin composites (RCs) to reduce the amount of CQ used. The aim of this study was to investigate the color change in commercial RCs with alternative photoinitiators besides CQ. Color change upon polymerization and aging in air and artificial saliva for up to 3 months was tested for seven commercial RCs (traditional and bulk-fill) with either CQ only or CQ and additional photoinitiators (CQ+). Color measurements were obtained with a spectrophotometer. Color change (ΔE) was calculated using the CIELab and CIEDE2000 formulae. ANOVA and a post hoc SNK test were conducted for statistical analysis. Upon polymerization, the ΔE of CQ+ was greater than that of CQ only, except in the case of dual-cure HyperFIL. The storage conditions did not affect the color change within 24 h for either air or artificial saliva, whereas they did have an influence on color stability when RCs were aged for 1 month and 3 months. The color changes in the RCs aged in artificial saliva were considered clinically acceptable for all RCs tested except HyperFIL. Additional photoinitiator systems tended to result in a greater color change upon polymerization but did not affect color change upon aging. During shade selection, especially when additional photoinitiators besides CQ are used, a guide reflecting the color after polymerization should be used. Full article
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