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ReviewJournal of functional biomaterials2025

Evolution of Dental Resin Adhesives-A Comprehensive Review.

Waad Khalid Alomran, Mohammed Zahedul Islam Nizami, Hockin H K Xu, Jirun Sun

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Review in Journal of functional biomaterials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. State-of-the-Art Dental Adhesives and Restorative Composites.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026
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  12. Self-Adhesive Flowable Resin Composites-Are We Going Somewhere?Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2026
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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

4 authors.

Waad Khalid AlomranADA Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Mohammed Zahedul Islam NizamiADA Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6041-1907
Hockin H K XuDepartment of Biomaterials and Regenerative Dental Medicine, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Jirun SunADA Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.

Funding

Virtual Twin-Powered Rapid Development of Bioactive Multifunctional Dental RestorativesRM1DE034233 · NIDCR · ADA FORSYTH INSTITUTE, INC. · PI Felicitas B Bidlack, Leyla Mirmomen · 2024 to 2026
$3.8M
Novel Dental Resin Composites with Improved Service LifeU01DE023752 · NIDCR · AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION · PI SUN, JIRUN · 2013 to 2017
$2.2M
Hydrolysis-resistant resin networks for durable and multifunctional dental restorationsR01DE033442 · NIDCR · ADA FORSYTH INSTITUTE, INC. · PI Jirun Sun, HUAKUN XU · 2024 to 2026
$1.4M
Forsyth Training in Oral Health ResearchR90DE027638 · NIDCR · ADA FORSYTH INSTITUTE, INC. · PI THOMAS Elliott VAN DYKE · 2017 to 2026
$1.0M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE033442NIDCR NIH HHS R90 DE027638NIDCR NIH HHS RM1 DE034233NIDCR NIH HHS U01 DE023752NIH HHS RM1DE034233 and R01DE033442A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This comprehensive review of dental resin adhesives explores their historical development, key components, recent innovations, and potential future directions, highlighting a dynamic and continually advancing field. From Buonocore's breakthrough acid-etching technique and Bowen's pioneering dental resin invention, successive generations of clinicians and scientists have pushed forward the technological and materials development for secure bonding, while preserving dental tissues. The review discusses the substantial advances in improving adhesive reliability, enabling more conservative treatment approaches. It also delves into enhancing fundamental adhesive components and their synergistic combinations. Recent innovations, including biostable and functional resins, nanotechnology, and bioactive components, address persistent challenges such as durability, antimicrobial efficacy, and therapeutic functionality. Emerging technologies, such as digital dentistry, artificial intelligence, and bioinspired adhesives, portend an exciting and promising future for dental adhesives. This review underscores the critical role of ongoing research in developing biocompatible, multifunctional, and durable adhesives. It aims to support dental professionals and researchers by providing a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic progression of dental adhesives, inspiring continued innovation and excellence in restorative dentistry.

Indexed as

dental adhesivesresin compositesTEG-DVBE

Identifiers

PMID40137383
PMCPMC11942969

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