Polymers for Dental Applications: From New Materials and Processes to Clinical Translation
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: resins; dental implants; removable prosthodontics; fixed prosthodontics; addictive manufacturing; biomechanics
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Interests: operative dentistry; dental materials; composite resins; adhesive systems; dental adhesion; bond strength; adhesive restorations; clinical trials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Polymers invites authors to submit original research articles and reviews on polymers for dental applications, including studies that focus on new materials, process innovations, and/or new applications with the potential for clinical translation. Submissions should elucidate structure–process–property relationships that affect trueness/precision, surface quality, bonding, wear, fatigue, and color stability. The effects of orientation, supports, washing/curing, printing parameters, and aging (such as water storage, thermocycling, and UV) should also be considered. Reports on biocompatibility and regulatory conformity (ISO/ADA) are encouraged, as well as sustainability (recycling, waste reduction, LCA) and cost-effectiveness analyses.
Clinically-oriented investigations are particularly welcome, including but not limited to topics such as surgical guides, occlusal splints, removable prostheses and try-ins, provisional and definitive restorations, implant components, orthodontic and maxillofacial devices, and scaffold strategies.
By bridging materials science with clinical studies, this Special Issue aims to define best practices and accelerate reliable, reproducible, and patient-centered polymers in dentistry.
Dr. Ana Messias
Dr. Vinagre Alexandra
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- addictive manufacturing
- FFF
- SLA
- DLP
- polymers
- resin
- thermoplastics
- dentistry
- prosthodontics
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