Polymers Strategies in Dental Therapy
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2024 | Viewed by 30903
Special Issue Editors
Interests: dental adhesives; bond strengh; resin composite; MMPs; resin cement; fiber post
Interests: adhesive dentistry; bond strength; MMPs; dentin; collagen; cross-linkers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric materials and polymeric films are widely employed across several dental disciplines. Macromolecule compounds can be found in composite filling materials in restorative dentistry, removable dentures in prosthodontics, cross-linkers in adhesive dentistry, therapeutic excipients in regenerative therapies, and so forth. Polymers have been increasingly used for surface modification of dental biomaterials to enhance their mechanical properties and to design materials tailored for various therapeutic strategies. Despite the great interest that revolves around the use of polymers, to date, the benefits and limitations of these macromolecules remain to be analyzed and clinically validated. Clinical and laboratory studies concur to furnish a complete perspective on the effects and functional possibilities of a material. A plethora of techniques are nowadays used to test the efficacy of dental biomaterials, such as imaging techniques for ultra-morphological analysis (i.e., SEM, TEM, confocal, micro-CT), spectroscopic analysis (i.e., FTIR, AFM, DSC), mechanical tests (i.e., wear, microtensile bond strength), biochemical analysis (i.e., in situ zymography, gelatin zymography) and biofilm formation studies.
With this Special Issue, we aim to collect a selection of papers presenting novel findings on polymer strategies used in different areas of Dentistry, including but not limited to, biological aspects, antibacterial considerations and regenerative therapies.
Prof. Dr. Claudia Mazzitelli
Dr. Tatjana Maravic
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymers
- biomaterials
- composites
- antibacterial
- oral biofilm
- bonding agents
- resin cements
- pulp tissue
- macromolecules
- MMPs