Biomimetic Approach to Dental Implants: 2nd Edition

A special issue of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomimetics of Materials and Structures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 1108

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Implant-Research Center, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: bone regeneration; osseointegration; bone scaffold; wound healing; biocompatibility; dental stem cells; dental alloys

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Implant-Research Center, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade,11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: regulation of bone resorption; osteoimmunology; peri mucositis; periimplantitis; periodontitis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue addresses the challenges and opportunities associated with translating biomimetic concepts of dental implants from the laboratory to clinical practices. Some of its focal points include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Studies on novel surfaces and implant materials;
  • Studies on factors affecting dental implant osseointegration;
  • Reviews of implant resorption, surgical techniques, and operative protocols;
  • Studies on the peri-implant wound healing process;
  • Studies on the cellular and molecular signals induced by the implant surface;
  • Studies on periimplantitis and new treatment modalities.

Dr. Dijana Mitic
Dr. Jelena Carkic
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • dental implant
  • biological materials
  • periodontology
  • tissue engineering
  • biomimetic materials
  • osteointegration
  • periimplantitis

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Effect of Axis Change on Shrinkage Rate of 3D-Printed Bioceramic Zirconia Fabricated via Digital Light Processing
by Ju-Young Park, Yoo-Na Jung, Kyoung-Jun Jang, Sang-Kyu Lee, Seong-Won Choi, Yong-Seok Lee, Yunzhi Peter Yang and Kwi-Dug Yun
Biomimetics 2025, 10(3), 140; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10030140 - 25 Feb 2025
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Isotropic shrinkage is critical for producing dimensionally accurate prostheses using zirconia. However, the anisotropic shrinkage of 3D-printed zirconia limits its utility in clinical applications. We aimed to evaluate the impact of specimen axis alterations on the shrinkage of digital light processing (DLP)-printed zirconia. [...] Read more.
Isotropic shrinkage is critical for producing dimensionally accurate prostheses using zirconia. However, the anisotropic shrinkage of 3D-printed zirconia limits its utility in clinical applications. We aimed to evaluate the impact of specimen axis alterations on the shrinkage of digital light processing (DLP)-printed zirconia. Cubes measuring 10 × 10 × 10 mm3 (similar in size to molar crowns) and cuboids measuring 10 × 10 × 20 mm (similar in size to a three-unit bridge) were manufactured using a DLP 3D printer. Zirconia specimens were pre-sintered at 1300 °C and 1400 °C. The Z-axis of some specimens was switched to the X-axis before the final sintering procedure. The X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis lengths of the green body, pre-sintered block, and fully sintered block were measured using digital calipers. The 3D-printed specimens showed lower shrinkage and higher deviation than the milled specimens, whose shrinkage rate was 26%. The shrinkage rates of the 3D-printed cubic specimens were 19.9% (length), 20.0% (width), and 21.99% (height), while those of the cuboidal specimens were 20.26%, 19.72%, and 21.81%, respectively. For the 3D-printed specimens, which shrink anisotropically during sintering, the axis change step had no significant impact on the shrinkage rate. In all groups, the shrinkage rate along the building direction during printing significantly exceeded that along the gravity direction during sintering. Full article
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