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Dental Materials in Modern Implant Dentistry

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2025) | Viewed by 713

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Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano–Dental Clinic IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, 20161 Milan, Italy
Interests: implant dentistry; peri-implant diseases; biomaterials; bone regeneration; evidence-based dentistry
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Dear Colleagues,

Implant dentistry is among the most widespread clinical practices in dentistry and has undergone significant developments in recent years and, ultimately, since its inception. Such improvements are strictly linked to advances in dental implant materials, not only intended for the materials that constitute the body of the dental implants and the prosthetic components, but also the biomaterials and materials in general that have found application in bone regeneration procedures and during surgical intervention. These significant developments in material sciences and biomaterials could be of outstanding importance in identifying new applications in implant dentistry, with the aim of substantially improving biocompatibility, the prevention of biological and technical complications, and the regenerative potential of our procedures.

This Special Issue, entitled “Dental Materials in Modern Implant Dentistry”, aims to collect the most up-to-date and innovative scientific papers (case reports/case series, prospective studies, retrospective studies, narrative reviews, or systematic reviews of the literature) in the field of the materials involved in implant dentistry.

Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Synthesis and production of dental materials;
  • Implant surface and body characteristics;
  • Biomaterials in implant dentistry;
  • Biomaterials for bone regeneration: growth factors, bone substitutes, and stem cells;
  • Materials involved in implant dentistry surgical procedures;
  • The implant–abutment connection;
  • The biological response to dental implants: diagnosis and treatment of peri-implant diseases;
  • Adverse reactions to dental implant materials;
  • Local and systemic risk factors involved in the biological response to dental implants.

Dr. Stefano Corbella
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Keywords

  • materials in implant dentistry
  • peri-implantitis and peri-implant mucositis
  • bone regeneration
  • growth factors
  • stem cells
  • scaffold for bone regeneration
  • biomaterials
  • implant–abutment connection
  • implant surface materials
  • materials for dental implant prosthetics

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A Histologic Study on the Use of Tooth as a Graft Material in Oral Surgery: Analysis of 187 Samples
by Elio Minetti, Silvio Taschieri and Stefano Corbella
Materials 2025, 18(11), 2518; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18112518 - 27 May 2025
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Background: To reconstruct and maintain hard tissues over time, it is necessary to follow effective protocols and use appropriate materials. The selection of the graft material and its properties can also affect the final outcomes. For this purpose, numerous graft materials have [...] Read more.
Background: To reconstruct and maintain hard tissues over time, it is necessary to follow effective protocols and use appropriate materials. The selection of the graft material and its properties can also affect the final outcomes. For this purpose, numerous graft materials have been suggested. Among the valuable alternatives to these biomaterials, interest in using teeth as graft material has grown in recent years. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the histomorphometric outcomes of using tooth-derived materials when used as a bone substitute. Methods: We evaluated the histological results of autologous demineralized tooth graft material prepared using a Tooth Transformer device. A total of 187 histological samples from 186 subjects (52% male and 48% female, with an average age of 56.30 ± 12.97 years) were analyzed. The analysis focused on the total bone volume (BV%), residual tooth material (residual graft, TT%), and vital bone (VB%). The differences between the presence and absence of the resorbable membrane were also analyzed. Results: The amount of VB was 36.28 ± 19.09%, the residual graft TT was 9.6 ± 10.76%, and 46.96 ± 13.85% was the total bone volume (BV). The presence of membrane increased the amount of BV% and reduced the time to produce bone. Conclusions: The procedure using demineralized autologous tooth-derived biomaterial may be a predictable method for producing new vital bone capable of supporting dental implant rehabilitation and the use of membrane allow better results. Full article
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