ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2019
Shape-Memory Polymers in Dentistry: Systematic Review and Patent Landscape Report.
Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Assessing the environmental impact of clear aligner therapy: a scoping review.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Advanced Biomaterials for Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration: From Fundamental Mechanism to Translational Applications-A Scoping Review.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Review
- Microplastics and nanoplastics in clinical dentistry and orthodontics: leaching, health implications, and future directions: a narrative review.Progress in orthodontics · 2025Review
- Impact of removal frequency on site-specific force profile and dimensional stability of clear aligners in relation to dental crowding.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Thermoplastics for Clear Aligners: A Review.Polymers · 2025Review
- Do Clear Aligners Release Toxic Chemicals?-A Systematic Review.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Review
- Recent advances in additive manufacturing of patient-specific devices for dental and maxillofacial rehabilitation.Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials · 2024Review
- Comparison of Mechanical Behavior of Clear Aligner and Rapid Palatal Expander on Transverse Plane: An In Vitro Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Influence of Post-Processing on the Degree of Conversion and Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Polyurethane Aligners.Polymers · 2023Article
- Orthodontic Aligners: Current Perspectives for the Modern Orthodontic Office.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Advances in orthodontic clear aligner materials.Bioactive materials · 2023Article
- Application of Smart Materials in the Actuation System of a Gas Injector.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Primary Evaluation of Shape Recovery of Orthodontic Aligners Fabricated from Shape Memory Polymer (A Typodont Study).Dentistry journal · 2021Article
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4 authors.
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Abstract
objectiveTo perform a systematic review (SR) of existing literature and a patent landscape report (PLR) regarding the potential applications of shape-memory polymers (SMPs) in dentistry. SEARCH STRATEGY: Clinical and Biomedical online databases (Pubmed, Medline via Embase, Scopus, LILACS, Web of Science, Cochrane Library), Materials Science and Engineering databases (IEEE Explore, Compendex, Proquest), Material Science and Chemical database (Reaxys) so as Patents databases (Questel-Orbit, Espacenet, Patentscope) were consulted as recently as January 2019 to identify all papers and patents potentially relevant to the review. The reference lists of all eligible studies were hand searched for additional published work.
resultsAfter duplicate selection and extraction procedures, 6 relevant full-text articles from the initial 302 and 45 relevant patents from 497 were selected. A modified Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) checklist of 14 items for reporting pre-clinical in-vitro studies was used to rate the methodological quality of the selected papers. The overall quality was judged low.
conclusionsDespite the great potential and versatility of SMPs, it was not possible to draw evidence-based conclusions supporting their immediate employment in clinical dentistry. This was due to the weak design and a limited number of studies included within this review and reflects the fact that additional research is mandatory to determine whether or not the use of SMPs in dentistry could be effective. Nevertheless, the qualitative analysis of selected papers and patents indicate that SMPs are promising materials in dentistry because of their programmable physical properties. These findings suggest the importance of furtherly pursuing this line of research.
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