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Efficacy of Etidronic Acid for Smear Layer Removal: A Systematic Review of In Vitro Studies

  • María-Inmaculada Vidal-Montolío,
  • José Luis Sanz,
  • James Ghilotti,
  • Sofía Folguera and
  • Carmen Llena

Irrigation plays a crucial role in the success of root canal treatment; however, currently, no standardized irrigation protocols exist, particularly regarding the optimal sequence for smear layer removal. This systematic review aimed to determine whi...

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Tension-Dominant Orthodontic Loading and Buccal Periodontal Phenotype Preservation: An Integrative Mechanobiological Model Supported by FEM and a Proof-of-Concept CBCT

  • Anna Ewa Kuc,
  • Jacek Kotuła,
  • Kamil Sybilski,
  • Szymon Saternus,
  • Jerzy Małachowski,
  • Natalia Kuc,
  • Grzegorz Hajduk,
  • Joanna Lis,
  • Beata Kawala and
  • Magdalena Sulewska

Background: Adult patients with a thin buccal cortical plate and fragile periodontal phenotype are at high risk of dehiscence, fenestration and recession during transverse orthodontic expansion. Conventional mechanics often create a cervical compress...

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Clinical Success Rates of Dental Implants with Bone Grafting in a Large-Scale National Dataset

  • Mordechai Findler,
  • Haim Doron,
  • Jonathan Mann,
  • Tali Chackartchi and
  • Guy Tobias

Objective: To evaluate the clinical success outcomes and risk factors associated with dental implants placed with simultaneous bone augmentation in a large-scale, real-world cohort. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 158,824 implants,...

  • Review
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Periodontal disease represents a major global concern characterized by chronic biofilm-driven inflammation, excessive oxidative stress, progressive tissue destruction, and impaired regenerative capacity. Beyond conventional antimicrobial approaches,...

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Advanced Biomaterials for Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration: From Fundamental Mechanism to Translational Applications—A Scoping Review

  • Żaneta Anna Mierzejewska,
  • Valentina Veselinović,
  • Nataša Trtić,
  • Saša Marin,
  • Jan Borys and
  • Bożena Antonowicz

Recent advances in biomaterials, immunomodulation, stem cell therapy, and biofabrication are reshaping maxillofacial surgery, shifting reconstruction paradigms toward biologically integrated and patient-specific tissue regeneration. This review provi...

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  • Open Access

Implantation of Bioreactor-Conditioned Plant-Based Vascular Grafts

  • Tai Yin,
  • Nicole Gorbenko,
  • Christina Karras,
  • Samantha E. Nainan,
  • Gianna Imeidopf,
  • Arvind Ramsamooj,
  • Sleiman Ghorayeb and
  • Nick Merna

Small-diameter synthetic grafts often fail from thrombosis, intimal hyperplasia, and compliance mismatch, highlighting the need for alternatives that better support endothelialization and remodeling. Here, we evaluated multilayer plant-based vascular...

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Tri-Layer Composite Nanofiber Wound Dressing Incorporating Glucantime and Silver Nanoparticles for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Management

  • Hilal Topuz,
  • Murat Inal,
  • Atiye Turker,
  • Zisan Toprak,
  • Emrah Sefik Abamor,
  • Sezen Canim Ates and
  • Serap Acar

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Leishmania parasites and leads to chronic, non-healing skin lesions. Although current drugs can control the disease, their use is limited by systemic side effects, low efficacy, and inadequate l...

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Electrostatic Patterning of Nanofibrous Microcapsules for Three-Dimensional Cell Culture

  • Masashi Ikeuchi,
  • Yoshinori Inoue,
  • Ryosuke Tane,
  • Daisuke Ishikawa,
  • Chihiro Aoyama,
  • Yoshitaka Miyamoto and
  • Koji Ikuta

Three-dimensional biomaterial scaffolds with controlled geometry and surface nanoarchitecture are essential for advancing polymer processing strategies in tissue engineering. Conventional electrospinning generates nanofibrous structures but has limit...

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Allomelanin: A Promising Alternative to Polydopamine for Bioapplications

  • Silvia Vicenzi,
  • Agata Pane,
  • Chiara Mattioli,
  • Dario Mordini,
  • Arianna Menichetti and
  • Marco Montalti

Allomelanin is a natural class of melanin found mainly in fungi and derived from nitrogen-free precursors such as 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene (1,8-DHN). Despite its biological relevance, allomelanin remains significantly less explored than other synthet...

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Biomaterials for Improving Skin Penetration in Treatment of Skin Cancer

  • Davide Secci,
  • Andrew Urquhart,
  • Vasileios Bekiaris and
  • Katrine Qvortrup

Skin cancer is among the most common malignancies worldwide, posing a significant societal burden due to its increasing incidence and its limited responsiveness to conventional topical therapies. Treatment is challenged by the presence of the skin ba...

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