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ArticleDental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials2014

Therapeutic polymers for dental adhesives: loading resins with bio-active components.

Satoshi Imazato, Sai Ma, Ji-hua Chen, Hockin H K Xu

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Article in Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 168 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Clinical effectiveness of restorative materials for the restoration of carious lesions in pulp treated primary teeth: a systematic review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2022
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  2. Clinical effectiveness of restorative materials for the restoration of carious primary teeth without pulp therapy: a systematic review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2022
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  4. Biological Effects on S-PRG: An Integrative Review.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Satoshi ImazatoDepartment of Biomaterials Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan. Electronic address: imazato@dent.osaka-u.ac.jp.
Sai MaDepartment of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Ji-hua ChenDepartment of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Hockin H K XuDepartment of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, USA.
Air Force Medical University · CNOsaka University · JPUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Development of high performance, caries-inhibiting dental nano-materialsR01DE017974 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI XU, HUAKUN · 2008 to 2011
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NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE017974
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesMany recent adhesives on the market exhibit reasonable clinical performance. Future innovations in adhesive materials should therefore seek out novel properties rather than simply modifying existing technologies. It is proposed that adhesive materials that are "bio-active" could contribute to better prognosis of restorative treatments.

methodsThis review examines the recent approaches used to achieve therapeutic polymers for dental adhesives by incorporating bio-active components. A strategy to maintain adhesive restorations is the focus of this paper.

resultsMajor trials on therapeutic dental adhesives have looked at adding antibacterial activities or remineralization effects. Applications of antibacterial resin monomers based on quaternary ammonium compounds have received much research attention, and the loading of nano-sized bioactive particles or multiple ion-releasing glass fillers have been perceived as advantageous since they are not expected to influence the mechanical properties of the carrier polymer. SIGNIFICANCE: The therapeutic polymer approaches described here have the potential to provide clinical benefits. However, not many technological applications in this category have been successfully commercialized. Clinical evidence as well as further advancement of these technologies can be a driving force to make these new types of materials clinically available.

Indexed as

Dental CementsDental Restoration, PermanentEyeglassesMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionPolymersDental CementsPolymersAdhesivesAntibacterialBio-activeDental polymersNano-particleQACRemineralization

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PMID23899387
PMCPMC4312699
OpenAlexW2050371600

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