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ReviewThe Saudi dental journal2021

The trends of dental biomaterials research and future directions: A mapping review.

Sundus Iftikhar, Noureen Jahanzeb, Mehvish Saleem, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Jukka Pekka Matinlinna, Abdul Samad Khan

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Review in The Saudi dental journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sundus IftikharDepartment of Medical Education, Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Noureen JahanzebDepartment of Dental Materials, University of Health Sciences, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Mehvish SaleemDepartment of Dental Biomaterials, Bakhtawar Amin Medical and Dental College, Multan 66000, Pakistan.
Shafiq Ur RehmanDeanship of Library Affairs, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Jukka Pekka MatinlinnaDental Materials Science, Applied Oral Sciences & Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, P. R. China.
Abdul Samad KhanDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis literature research aimed to compare, contrast and quantify the innovations in the most commonly used dental biomaterials. METHODOLOGY: Original research articles based on experimental dental biomaterials published between 2007 and 2019 were retrieved and reviewed. A search of electronic databases, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science indexed dental/biomaterials journals, has been conducted. The inclusion criteria in this research were: synthesis of experimental dental materials, whereas commercial dental materials, review articles, and clinical trials (case reports) were excluded.

resultsIt was found that the amount of publications related to dental subgingival implants, computer-aided modeling ceramics, aesthetic restorative materials, adhesives cements, ceramics, bioceramics, endodontic materials, bioactive scaffolds, stem cells, and guided-tissue membranes had increased significantly from 2007. At the same time, the number of publications related to dental cements, silver amalgam, and dental alloys has decreased. For characterization of dental materials it was noted that mechanical properties were tested mostly for restorative materials. On the other hand, biological properties were most assessed for dental subgingival implants and endodontic materials, however, physical properties predominantly for bioceramics.

conclusionIt is concluded that to meet clinical demands there was more focus on restorative materials that provided better aesthetics, including resin composites, adhesive resin composites (luting cements), zirconia, and other ceramics. The boost in laboratory and animal research related to bioceramics was attributed to their regenerative potential. This current literature study will help growing researchers to consider and judge the direction to which research might be guided in order to plan prospective research projects.

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Analytical techniquesDental biomaterials: Dental innovationsDigital dentistryPropertiesRegenerative dentistry

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PMID34194185
PMCPMC8236547

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