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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Bioactive Inorganic Materials for Dental Applications: A Narrative Review.

Khalid S Almulhim, Mariam Raza Syed, Norah Alqahtani, Marwah Alamoudi, Maria Khan, Syed Zubairuddin Ahmed, Abdul Samad Khan

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 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

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Next-Gen Restorative Materials to Revolutionise Smiles.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  16. Latest Research of Doped Hydroxyapatite for Bone Tissue Engineering.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Khalid S AlmulhimDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4163-7342
Mariam Raza SyedUWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1117-5311
Norah AlqahtaniCollege of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Marwah AlamoudiCollege of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Maria KhanDepartment of Oral Biology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore 54600, Pakistan.
Syed Zubairuddin AhmedDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Abdul Samad KhanDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2165-800X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over time, much attention has been given to the use of bioceramics for biomedical applications; however, the recent trend has been gaining traction to apply these materials for dental restorations. The bioceramics (mainly bioactive) are exceptionally biocompatible and possess excellent bioactive and biological properties due to their similar chemical composition to human hard tissues. However, concern has been noticed related to their mechanical properties. All dental materials based on bioactive materials must be biocompatible, long-lasting, mechanically strong enough to bear the masticatory and functional load, wear-resistant, easily manipulated, and implanted. This review article presents the basic structure, properties, and dental applications of different bioactive materials i.e., amorphous calcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite, tri-calcium phosphate, mono-calcium phosphate, calcium silicate, and bioactive glass. The advantageous properties and limitations of these materials are also discussed. In the end, future directions and proposals are given to improve the physical and mechanical properties of bioactive materials-based dental materials.

Indexed as

amorphous calcium phosphatebioactive glassbioactive materialsbioceramicscalcium silicatedental applicationsdentistryhydroxyapatite

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PMID36234205
PMCPMC9573037

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