Recent Advancements in Dental Restorative Materials

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 666

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Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, 24 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemoon-gu, Seoul, 02453, South Korea
Interests: dentin adhesion; remineralization of enamel; remineralization of dentin; bioactive glass
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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue of the Journal of Functional Biomaterials, entitled "Recent Advancements in Restorative Dental Materials”. This Special Issue includes innovative research and clinical studies relating to various restorative dental materials.

Since dental amalgam was introduced, restorative dental materials have been continuously developing. Glass ionomer, composite resin, and ceramic are the products from passionate research; they represent a major portion of restorative dentistry. This Special Issue is willing to introduce valuable, creative studies in relation to various restorative materials.

Important areas of interest include the following:

  1. Various studies of restorative dental materials (glass ionomer, adhesive, composite resin, ceramics, cement, etc.).

-           Mechanical properties.

-           Biologic properties.

  1. Clinical studies that investigate the efficacy of restorative materials.

I believe that this Special Issue can deliver helpful information to researchers and clinicians. It will serve as a valuable resource for practitioners and researchers alike, fostering further advancements in restorative dentistry materials.

Dr. Duck-Su Kim
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • glass ionomer
  • composite resin
  • dental adhesive
  • dental ceramic
  • dental cement

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The Influence of Drying Time, Application Mode, and Agitation on the Dentin Bond Strength of a Novel Mesoporous Bioactive Glass-Containing Universal Dentin Adhesive
by Jiyoung Kwon, Jungwon Kim, Dongseok Choi and Duck-Su Kim
J. Funct. Biomater. 2025, 16(7), 247; https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb16070247 - 5 Jul 2025
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This study evaluated the influence of drying time, application mode, and agitation on the micro-tensile bond strength (μTBS) of a novel mesoporous bioactive glass-containing universal adhesive (Hi-Bond Universal). Twelve experimental groups were established according to drying time (blot-dry, 10 s dry, or 20 [...] Read more.
This study evaluated the influence of drying time, application mode, and agitation on the micro-tensile bond strength (μTBS) of a novel mesoporous bioactive glass-containing universal adhesive (Hi-Bond Universal). Twelve experimental groups were established according to drying time (blot-dry, 10 s dry, or 20 s dry), application mode (total-etch or self-etch), and agitation (with or without). The μTBS test and failure mode analysis were performed for each experimental group (n = 20), and an adhesive interface was observed using field-emission scanning electron microscopy. The μTBS of all experimental groups was analyzed using a three-way ANOVA and Tukey’s honestly significant difference (HSD) post hoc test (α = 0.05). The total-etch mode yielded higher μTBS than the self-etch mode in the blot-dry and 10 s dry groups (p < 0.05). Agitation also significantly increased the μTBS in the blot-dry and 10 s dry groups for both application modes (p < 0.05). However, application mode and agitation had no effect on the μTBS in the 20 s dry group (p > 0.05). FE-SEM revealed longer and more uniform resin tags after agitation in the blot-dry and 10 s dry groups for both application modes. In conclusion, total-etch mode and agitation effectively increased the bond strength of mesoporous bioactive glass-containing universal adhesives. Full article
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