© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 F. Puoci (ed.), Advanced Polymers in Medicine, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-12478-0_9 Abstract Polymers represent the foundation of modern restorative Dentistry. The majority of dental procedures currently utilized in clinical dentistry depend on the close interaction of polymeric materials with dental tissues. In fact, the dental matrix itself is l...

CONTEXT Dental sealants and composite filling materials containing bisphenol A (BPA) derivatives are increasingly used in childhood dentistry. Evidence is accumulating that BPA and some BPA derivatives can pose health risks attributable to their endocrine-disrupting, estrogenic properties. OBJECTIVES To systematically compile and critically evaluate the literature characterizing BPA content o...

The application of tribology in dentistry is a growing and rapidly expanding field. Intensive research has been conducted to develop an understanding of dental tribology for successful design and selection of artificial dental materials. In this paper, the anatomy and function of human teeth is presented in brief, three types of current artificial dental materials are summarized, and their adva...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: In this manuscript, fluoride releasing dental materials controlling demineralization in fixed orthodontic patients, and the current strategies to prevent white spots were evaluated.METHODS: General literature review was carried out in SciVerse ScienceDirect databases. The search strategy included the terms from Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) created by National Library of M...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM For some patients, radiation treatment is a part of tumor therapy in the head and neck area before and/or after surgery. The oral cavity and teeth are thereby frequently exposed to high doses of radiation. In this situation, electronic backscatter from dental materials may damage the surrounding soft tissue. PURPOSE This study determined the degree of absorption and the b...

introduction: ca(oh) 2 -containing/forming materials are conventionally used for indirect pulp-capping and are theoretically able to release ca 2+ and oh - ions for hydrolytic dissociation. however, no evidence exists for ion diffusion through the remaining coronal dentin. the aim of this study was to design an innovative experimental set-up to test the ability of ca(oh) 2 -containing and ca(oh...

Farzaneh AGHAJANIi'2, Zulia HASRATININGSIHi'3 and Toshiko MORIi'4 iBiomaterials Science Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Sydney, 2 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia2Department of Dental Materials, Faculty ef Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran aDepartment of Dental Materials, Faculty ef Dentistry, Padjadjaran University, Jalan Sekeloa Selat...

Nanomaterials have been studied in many products such as drug delivery, impression materials, restorative materials, dental implants, sensors, dental devices, and a widespread nanoparticles’ research has been done on various aspects of prosthetic dentistry. In dental materials, the nanoparticles are widely used in denture base materials, ceramics, implants, luting cements, and impression materi...

Department of Restorative Dentistry, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba – UFPB, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil Department of Rsrtorative Dentistry, Goiania School of Dentistry, Federal University of Goias – UFG, Goiania, GO, Brazil Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials Division, Uberlândia School of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia – UFU, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil Departm...