Antibacterial Dental Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 11
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Interests: dental materials; biomimetic materials; glass ionomer cements; adhesion; biomimetic procedures
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Dear Colleagues,
The main clinical problem of contemporary restorative dental materials is secondary caries development around and under restorations. The reason for this lies in interspace micro-leakage allowing bacteria to enter and develop demineralization and adhere on restorations. Micro-leakage occurs due to the polymerization shrinkage of materials and low mechanical properties that compromise the adhesion of dental materials. To overcome this problem, many different antibacterial agents are tested but very few show limited clinical efficacy, like benzalconium chloride, chlorhexidine, quaternary ammonium methacrylates like MDPB, and filler particles (e.g., silver nanoparticles). Conventional GIC materials show no micro-leakage and if the material is intact there is strong antibacterial, anticariogenic, and mineralization action. A problem of this type of restorative material is lower mechanical properties, which could be solved with the thermo-curing technique.
Another problem in the field of implant dentistry that also falls within the scope of dental materials is peri-implantitis around dental implants. Several strategies to prevent bacterial adhesion and plaque accumulation around implants, like the surface treatment of implants, antifouling agents, and different types of implant coating agents to prevent adhesion and kill bacteria, are proposed. Different strategies for the development of restorative and implant materials, and also techniques of their application, should be further evaluated to prevent secondary caries and peri-implantitis. Clinical studies are mandatory in order to prove laboratory-designed properties. I am therefore pleased to invite you to submit new studies on different aspects of antibacterial agents with anticariogenic and periodontal action.
Prof. Dr. Domagoj Glavina
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antibacterial agents
- quaternary ammonium
- composites
- glass ionomer cements (GICs)
- ceramic materials
- adhesion
- implant surface treatment
- antifouling agents
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