Synthesis, Testing and Mechanical Behavior of Dental Biomaterials at Different Clinical Parameters

Dear Colleagues,

Although the oral environment can present an unfriendly effect on dental biomaterials, the synergy collaboration of many studies from different fields, such as material sciences, biology, chemistry and mechanics, has allowed us to provide durable dental treatments and positive life quality improvements for our patients using dental biomaterials applied in many ways.

Currently, dental biomaterials can be developed with unique microstructure, be susceptible to specific surface treatments, with an isotropic behavior and sometimes viscoelastic performance present. The overall performance of the dental treatment can be affected by the use of smart materials in terms of durability and mechanical resistance, as well as by the processing methods, clinical parameters, and laboratorial techniques applied during oral rehabilitation.

Dental biomaterials, in general, are extremely important to dentistry today and allow us to recover missing biological tissues with a proper biomimetic concept and adequate esthetics. Nevertheless, the dental biomaterial properties related to their durability, mechanical, and long-term behavior should be known before applicability in the human body can be achieved.

This Topical Collection focuses on the development of synthesis, testing, and evaluation of the mechanical behavior of dental biomaterials at different clinical parameters.

The topics of interest include but are not limited to:

    Indirect materials for prosthetic dentistry;

    Resin composites and cements for restorative dentistry;

    Post-endodontic treatment performance;

    Rehabilitation with endosseous implants;

    Post-and-core dental treatments;

    Fractography of contemporary dental materials;

    Oral trauma prevention and treatment with biomaterials;

Clinical and laboratory research of basic and applied performance of dental materials.

Dr. Joao Paulo Tribst
Prof. Dr. Eugenio Pedullà
Collection Editors

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