Materials in Dental and Life Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

Oral and dental health is important for maintaining a high quality of life. Recently, many medical and dental studies have shown that oral and dental conditions are directly related to the general health of patients.

Thanks to contemporary materials in dental and life sciences, the clinical efficiency and effectiveness of health care procedures, including dental treatments, have been improved. Biocompatible and functional materials in dental and life sciences have especially made it possible within dental and general health care professions to carry out regenerative procedures and enhance the reproducibility of tissues and functions. Research on the properties of new materials prior to clinical applications is essential, as the components and chemomechanical properties of materials may potentially damage the surrounding dental and oral tissues. Because the adverse reactions and/or toxicity, allergenicity, or carcinogenicity consequently may affect the tissue and its regenerative process for healing and general health.

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue titled “Materials in Dental and Life Sciences”. This Special Issue will focus on materials in dental and related life sciences that may impact clinical practice and its consequences. Full papers including original articles, communications, and review articles are all welcome.

Prof. Hyeon-Cheol Kim
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Materials is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• dentistry
• biocompatibility
• clinical implications
• oral health
• regeneration
• systemic health
• toxicity