Materials

Journal Browser

► Journal Browser

Current and Future Trends in Dental Materials and Devices

Share This Special Issue

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Diana Dudea

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor

Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Materials, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu”, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: restorative dentistry; esthetic dentistry; teaching and learning; ceramics; materials; medical and health profession education; composites; periodontics and oral; pathology; learning; composite resins
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Dr. Cristina Gasparik

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor

Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Materials, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu”, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: restorative dentistry; prosthodontics; esthetic dentistry; digital dentistry; CAD/CAM; 3D printing; dental materials; resin composites; ceramic materials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Dental medicine is a field that continuously evolves. To offer patients the most advantageous and suitable treatment solutions, practitioners have to keep up with these innovations. Thus, new materials allow increasingly “biomimetic” therapeutic solutions with a more natural appearance and ensure the optimal functionality of the oro-facial system. In addition, new technologies are used in “the digital revolution” to prefigure treatment plans and produce restorative solutions. Moreover, a combination of processing methods has become available, e.g., milling processes, 3D printing, pressing, and laser sintering. As a result, this Special Issue of Materials invites specialists in dentistry, physics, chemistry, biology, and material sciences to contribute b their multidisciplinary research results addressing innovative variants of materials and devices applied in dentistry. We believe that, at present, only interdisciplinary work will allow dental medicine to evolve. Dentists cannot practice without being aware of the properties of dental materials or the clinical relevance of the digital technologies involved in the restorative dental process.

Prof. Dr. Diana Dudea
Dr. Cristina Gasparik
Guest Editors

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.

Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue

Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.

Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.

Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.

External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.

e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.

Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.

Published Papers (2 papers)

Download All Papers

Order results

Result details

Show export options Show export options

Select all

Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

11 pages, 7403 KiB

Open AccessArticle

Evaluation of Hardness and Wear of Conventional and Transparent Zirconia Ceramics, Feldspathic Ceramic, Glaze, and Enamel

by Beata Dorota Dejak, Cezary Langot, Michal Krasowski and Marek Klich

Materials 2024, 17(14), 3518; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143518 - 16 Jul 2024

Cited by 2 | Viewed by 1880

Abstract

The aim of the study was to compare the hardness, coefficient of friction, and wear experienced by four different ceramic samples: 3Y-TZP zirconium oxide ceramics—Zi—Ceramill Zi (Amman Girrbach), 5Y-PSZ transparent zirconium oxide ceramics—Zol—Ceramill Zolid (Amman Girrbach), Sak—feldspathic ceramics—Sakura Interaction (Elephant), and Glaze (Amman Girrbach). The Vickers hardness of the samples was measured. Friction tests ball-on-disc were performed between the discs of four ceramics and a zirconia ceramic ball, then a premolar tooth as a counter-sample. The mass loss and the friction coefficients of the ceramic samples were determined. The tooth counter-samples were 3D scanned, and enamel attrition depths and mass were measured. The following hardness values (HV1) were obtained: 1454 ± 46 HV1 for Zi, 1439 ± 62 HV1 for Zol, 491 ± 16 HV1 for Sak, 593 ± 16 HV1 for Glaze, and 372 ± 41 HV1 for enamel. The mass losses of the teeth in contact with ceramics were 0.1 mg for Zi, 0.1 mg for Zol, 5.5 mg for Sak, and 4 mg for Glaze. Conventional and transparent zirconium oxide ceramics are four times harder than enamel and three times harder than veneering ceramics. Zirconia ceramics exhibit lower wear and a more homogenous, smoother surface than the other ceramics. Tooth tissues are subject to greater attrition in contact with veneering ceramics than with polished zirconium oxide ceramics. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current and Future Trends in Dental Materials and Devices)

► Show Figures

Figure 1

17 pages, 3381 KiB

Open AccessArticle

Bonding Strength of Various Luting Agents between Zirconium Dioxide Crowns and Titanium Bonding Bases after Long-Term Artificial Chewing

by Aimen Bagegni, Justus Borchers, Samuel Beisel, Sebastian B. M. Patzelt, Kirstin Vach and Ralf Kohal

Materials 2023, 16(23), 7314; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16237314 - 24 Nov 2023

Cited by 1 | Viewed by 1664

Abstract

The use of hybrid abutment crowns bonded extraorally to a titanium bonding base has aesthetic and biological benefits for the prosthetic rehabilitation of oral implants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of luting agents between a zirconium dioxide crown and the titanium bonding base on crown/abutment retention and the subsequent durability of the prosthetic superstructure. Fifty-six implant abutment samples, all restored with a lower first premolar zirconium dioxide crown, were used and divided into seven groups (n = 8/group) according to the type of luting agent used: group 1, SpeedCEM Plus; group 2, Panavia SA Cement Universal; group 3, Panavia V5; group 4, RelyX Unicem 2 Automix; group 5, VITA ADIVA IA-Cem; group 6, Ketac CEM; and group 7, Hoffmann’s Phosphate Cement. All specimens were subjected to thermomechanical loading (load of 49 N, 5 million chewing cycles and 54.825 thermocycles in water with temperatures of 5 °C and 55 °C). The surviving samples were exposed to a pull-off force until crown debonding from the bonding base. Overall, 55 samples survived the thermomechanical load. Group 2 showed the highest mean pull-off force value (762 N), whereas group 6 showed the lowest mean value (55 N). The differences between the seven groups were statistically significant (ANOVA, p < 0.001). The debonding failure pattern was mainly adhesive and was noticed predominantly at the zirconium dioxide–luting agent interface. Within the scope of the present investigation, it was shown that most of the luting agents are suitable for “cementation” of a zirconium dioxide crown onto a titanium base since the debonding forces are above a recommended value (159 N). Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current and Future Trends in Dental Materials and Devices)

► Show Figures

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Current and Future Trends in Dental Materials and Devices

Share This Special Issue

Special Issue Editors

Special Issue Information

Keywords

Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue

Published Papers (2 papers)

Research

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI