Feature Review Papers on Dental Biomaterials

A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Dental Biomaterials".

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Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue aims to collect high-quality review papers focusing on the latest developments on new biomaterials related to dentistry. Reviews on different aspects of material science technologies used in various dental and oral medicine applications will be considered in this Special Issue.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

  • Composites, polymers, bioactive materials, hydrogels, drug delivery systems, biomimetic materials, engineered scaffolds, and materials for ortho-/endodontics and prosthetics.
  • Adhesive and dental impression materials.
  • Inorganics, such as ceramics, zirconia, and silicate cement.
  • Biocompatibility and toxicity.

Prof. Dr. Gianrico Spagnuolo
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Keywords

  • biomaterials
  • dental materials
  • composites
  • ceramics
  • restorative dentistry
  • implantology
  • biocompatibility

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In Vitro Techniques for Microleakage Evaluation of Coronary Restorative Materials: A Scoping and Mapping Review
by Sofia Vieira, Carlos Miguel Marto, Ana Coelho, Inês Amaro, Inês Francisco, Francisco Vale, Siri Paulo, Manuel Marques Ferreira, Eunice Carrilho and Anabela Paula
J. Funct. Biomater. 2025, 16(6), 210; https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb16060210 - 4 Jun 2025
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Objectives: To identify the in vitro techniques used for a microleakage evaluation of restorative materials of coronary structure through a scoping and mapping review. Data: This scoping review aims to answer the following question: “what methods are currently for the microleakage assessment of [...] Read more.
Objectives: To identify the in vitro techniques used for a microleakage evaluation of restorative materials of coronary structure through a scoping and mapping review. Data: This scoping review aims to answer the following question: “what methods are currently for the microleakage assessment of coronary restorative materials?” Sources: The Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases were searched to identify relevant studies published between 2020 and 2024. The results obtained were grouped according to the evaluation method, and a narrative synthesis was made. Study Selection: The literature search identified 1014 articles, and 353 publications were excluded by title and abstract screening. From the remaining 297, thirty-three were excluded. Additionally, 8 articles could not be retrieved, which resulted in the inclusion of 256 articles. The results were grouped according to the type of microleakage evaluation method, resulting in four major categories: colorimetric, imaging, nuclear medicine, and microbiological methods. Conclusions: Currently, several microleakage assessment techniques are being used, with the dye method being the most reported one. Several variations in the experimental protocols exist, which make it difficult to compare the results. The use of dyes and nuclear medicine methods is sensitive and can be used to evaluate microleakage. Full article
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