Restorative Materials in the Digital Workflow: Innovative Trends to Join Esthetics and Biomechanics

Dear Colleagues,

In the last decade, the development of innovative technologies has moved in parallel with a rapid evolution of restorative materials on the rails of digital dentistry, opening new horizons in the field of prosthodontics. In daily practice, the most advanced technologies, such as CAD-CAM, laser-sintering/melting and 3D-printing, have been synergistically implemented with enhanced mechanical and manufacturing properties of the new generation of dental materials: high strength ceramics, hybrid composites, technopolymers, and high precision alloys. Among these, CAD-CAM metal-free ceramics, just like high strength polycrystalline ceramics, such as zirconia, and reinforced glassy ceramics, such as lithium disilicate, offer undeniable advantages, for example, high esthetic potential, astounding optical characteristics, reliable mechanical properties, excellent consistency in terms of precision and accuracy due to the manufacturing technologies, and more convenient production timing. These improvements have dramatically widened the restorative choices in tooth- and implant-supported prosthodontics.

The editorial board of the dentistry journal would encourage high quality original research studies, clinical articles, and reviews focused on the topic of restorative materials in the digital workflow.

Prof. Dr. Roberto Sorrentino
Prof. Dr. Gianrico Spagnuolo
Guest Editors

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