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Innovative Restorative Dental Materials and Fabrication Techniques

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 815

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Prof. Dr. Yasuhiro Matsuda

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Division of Clinical Cariology and Endodontology, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan
Interests: cardiology; preventive dentistry; remineralization; dental materials; fluoride; adhesive dentistry; antibacterial effects; dentin degradation
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Prof. Dr. Katsushi Okuyama

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Department of Dental Materials Science, Division of Oral Functional Sciences and Rehabilitation, Asahi University School of Dentistry, Mizuho, Japan
Interests: cariology; preventive dentistry; remineralization; dental materials; fluoride; adhesive dentistry; dentin hypersensitivity
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, the development of restorative materials has led to reliable and aesthetic restorations. Furthermore, multifunctional materials have been developed to inhibit secondary caries and dentin regeneration in operative dentistry.

New dental materials are constantly being developed for operative and endodontic treatment. Recent technological developments are expected to have future applications in aesthetic restoration, offering the appearance of natural teeth and functionality in preventing infectious diseases such as secondary caries and periodontal disease, combined with bioactivity properties such as the regeneration of dentin.

In addition, advanced clinical data and meta-analysis have provided new insights into several dental materials already used in operative dentistry.

For this Special Issue, we solicit current research that examines approaches to developing new or improved biomaterials in preventive medicine, bioengineering, health sciences, materials science, basic science, and clinical science related to operative dentistry. In addition, we invite reports highlighting new perspectives on dental materials using novel analytical methods.

Prof. Dr. Yasuhiro Matsuda
Prof. Dr. Katsushi Okuyama
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Keywords

  • cardiology
  • preventive dentistry
  • adhesive dentistry
  • dentin regeneration materials
  • biomaterials
  • periodontology
  • restorative materials

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Resin Composites with Anti-Biofouling Zwitterionic Polymer and Silica/Zirconia Filler for Digital Light Processing (DLP) of Dental Protheses
by Yun-Hee Lee, Jae-Min Jung, Gyu-Nam Kim and Young-Hag Koh
Materials 2025, 18(15), 3677; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18153677 - 5 Aug 2025
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This study aimed to develop an innovative resin composite with anti-biofouling properties, tailored to prosthesis fabrication in dentistry using a digital light processing (DLP) 3D-printing technique. The resin composite was formulated using a blend of dental monomers, with the integration of 2-methacryloyloxylethyl phosphorylcholine [...] Read more.
This study aimed to develop an innovative resin composite with anti-biofouling properties, tailored to prosthesis fabrication in dentistry using a digital light processing (DLP) 3D-printing technique. The resin composite was formulated using a blend of dental monomers, with the integration of 2-methacryloyloxylethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) with anti-biofouling behavior and γ-MPS-treated silica-zirconia powder for simultaneous mechanical reinforcement. The overall characterization of the resin composite was carried out using various contents of MPC incorporated into the resin (0–7 wt%) for examining the rheological behavior, photopolymerization, flexural strength/modulus, microstructure and anti-biofouling efficiency. The resin composite demonstrated a significant reduction in bacterial adhesion (97.4% for E. coli and 86.5% for S. aureus) and protein adsorption (reduced OD value from 1.3 ± 0.4 to 0.8 ± 0.2) with 7 wt% of MPC incorporation, without interfering with photopolymerization to demonstrate potential suitability for 3D printing without issues (p < 0.01, and p < 0.05, respectively). The incorporation and optimization of γ-MPS-treated silica-zirconia powder (10–40 vol%) enhanced mechanical properties, leading to a reasonable flexural strength (103.4 ± 6.1 MPa) and a flexural modulus (4.3 ± 0.4 GPa) at 30 vol% (n = 6). However, a further increase to 40 vol% resulted in a reduction in flexural strength and modulus; nevertheless, the results were above ISO 10477 standards for dental materials. Full article
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Methods of Orthodontic Microimplant Surface Modifications Providing Antibacterial Properties: A Systematic Review
by Alicja Wądołowska, Joanna Lis, Beata Kawala, Anna Ewa Kuc, Gabriela Zdrodowska, Agnieszka Rożdżestwieńska-Sowa and Michał Sarul
Materials 2025, 18(15), 3575; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18153575 - 30 Jul 2025
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The use of orthodontic microimplants in daily practice is now an indispensable part of orthodontic treatment. Unfortunately, the use of skeletal anchorage is associated with a relatively high risk of loss of microimplant stability because of inflammation developing in the surrounding soft tissues. [...] Read more.
The use of orthodontic microimplants in daily practice is now an indispensable part of orthodontic treatment. Unfortunately, the use of skeletal anchorage is associated with a relatively high risk of loss of microimplant stability because of inflammation developing in the surrounding soft tissues. The aim of this systematic review is to identify possible methods of orthodontic microimplant surface modifications providing antibacterial properties. The PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Reviews databases were searched, and a literature review was conducted. The search was performed between 1 December 2024 and 31 December 2024. The authors used the PICO format to facilitate the search of abstracts and ensure that the relevant components of the question are well defined. The systematic review was written based on the principles detailed in PRISMA. The quality of the papers was assessed based on a tool developed by the authors. Three papers were rated Low Risk of Bias (RoB), four were rated Moderate RoB, and three were rated High RoB. All of the studies presented a method to increase the antibacterial properties of microimplants. More research with a unified methodology is necessary to confirm the effectiveness of the analyzed methods. ZnO, antibiotics, chlorhexidine, silver compounds, selenium, HA, and PEG polymerization plasma represent an interesting perspective for improving the antibacterial properties of orthodontic microimplants. Full article
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