Materials for Dentistry: Biofunctional Properties and Their Improvement
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2024 | Viewed by 777
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Interests: dental materials; biomaterials; polymers; composites; antimicrobial materials; nanomaterials; mechanical properties; denture; implants; dental caries
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Interests: bruxism; masticatory muscles; personality; coping mechanisms; diagnostics; treatment; dental materials; dental instruments; antimicrobial properties; chemical properties; mechanical properties
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Diseases related to the functioning of the stomatognathic system constitute a considerable public health challenge. In many countries, their prevalence and the use of engineering materials for their treatment encompass nearly 100% of the population, and on a global scale, their occurrence has been continuously increasing for decades. Currently, doctors use many different polymers, metals, ceramics and composites as prosthetic, restorative, regenerative, auxiliary, implantation and surgical materials.
The dynamic progress in this field, aimed at the continuous improvement of biofunctional properties, focuses on enriching knowledge about the interaction of such materials with the human body and developing new/modified materials using interdisciplinary knowledge of materials science, nanotechnology, chemistry, microbiology, immunology, surface engineering and processing technology.
Despite this significant progress, further experimental research is necessary to develop new and improved solutions, and independent research must be carried out on commercially available materials to verify their properties from the point of view of clinical practice and science. For this purpose, we invite authors to submit original research articles and reviews related to any of the topics mentioned above.
Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Chladek
Prof. Dr. Monika Lukomska-Szymanska
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dental materials
- orthodontic materials
- maxillofacial surgery materials
- prosthetic materials
- restorative materials
- mouthguards
- biomaterials
- polymers
- composites
- metals and metal alloys
- ceramics
- cements
- surface modifications
- antimicrobial properties
- biological properties
- cytotoxicity
- mechanical properties
- functional properties
- aesthetic properties
- fatigue
- wear
- oral environment
- nanomaterials
- biofilm
- materials technologies
- additive technologies
- CAD/CAM technologies
- 3D printing
