The 15th Anniversary of JFB—Endodontic Biomaterials
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 August 2025 | Viewed by 299
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pulp biology and regeneration; biocompatibility; bioactivity; bioceramic materials; endodontics; chlorhexidine; animal models
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Dear Colleagues,
The year 2025 marks the 15th anniversary of the Journal of Functional Biomaterials, a peer-reviewed, open access journal containing research relevant to the field of materials for biomedical use. So far, JFB has published more than 1700 papers from more than 9000 authors. We appreciate each author, reviewer, and academic editor whose support has brought us to where we are today.
To celebrate this significant milestone, we are publishing a Special Issue entitled “The 15th Anniversary of JFB—Endodontic Biomaterials”. Endodontics is currently going through one of the most exciting periods of knowledge expansion within the history of the discipline, especially in terms of the future clinical translation of scientific attainments, largely driven by new insights in pulp biology and biomaterial development.
One of the focuses of biomaterials science is to engineer substances to be used in therapeutic procedures, able to interact with the components of living systems and promote specific treatment goals in order to improve the expected clinical outcomes. The immense advances verified over the last two decades with the introduction of breakthrough materials for root canal filling, vital pulp therapy, and regenerative endodontic procedures represent a leap forward in our capacity to simplify current complex therapeutic approaches in the endodontic field. Hopefully this will allow for more conservative treatment options to manage pulpal and periapical pathology and preserve the natural dentition of our patients.
The aim of this Special Issue is to present the various aspects of biomaterials development and testing, from physicochemical evaluations to biological in vitro and in vivo assessments of performance, before their introduction to clinical use.
Dr. João Miguel Marques dos Santos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biocompatibility
- in vitro testing
- in vivo testing
- bioceramics
- regenerative endodontics
- vital pulp therapy
- root canal filling
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