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ReviewPolymers2021

Synergistic Effect of Bioactive Inorganic Fillers in Enhancing Properties of Dentin Adhesives-A Review.

Imran Farooq, Saqib Ali, Samar Al-Saleh, Eman M AlHamdan, Mohammad H AlRefeai, Tariq Abduljabbar, Fahim Vohra

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Review in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Imran FarooqFaculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4891-2522
Saqib AliDepartment of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2421-0753
Samar Al-SalehProsthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia.
Eman M AlHamdanProsthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad H AlRefeaiOperative Division, Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia.
Tariq AbduljabbarProsthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7266-5886
Fahim VohraProsthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud University · SAImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · SAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dentin adhesives (DAs) play a critical role in the clinical success of dental resin composite (DRC) restorations. A strong bond between the adhesive and dentin improves the longevity of the restoration, but it is strongly dependent on the various properties of DAs. The current review was aimed at summarizing the information present in the literature regarding the improvement of the properties of DAs noticed after the addition of bioactive inorganic fillers. From our search, we were able to find evidence of multiple bioactive inorganic fillers (bioactive glass, hydroxyapatite, amorphous calcium phosphate, graphene oxide, calcium chloride, zinc chloride, silica, and niobium pentoxide) in the literature that have been used to improve the different properties of DAs. These improvements can be seen in the form of improved hardness, higher modulus of elasticity, enhanced bond, flexural, and ultimate tensile strength, improved fracture toughness, reduced nanoleakage, remineralization of the adhesive-dentin interface, improved resin tag formation, greater radiopacity, antibacterial effect, and improved DC (observed for some fillers). Most of the studies dealing with the subject area are in vitro. Future in situ and in vivo studies are recommended to positively attest to the results of laboratory findings.

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bioactive fillersdental resin compositedentin adhesiveremineralization

Identifiers

PMID34209016
PMCPMC8271823
OpenAlexW3175749658

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