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ReviewBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles and Biomaterials for Pulp Capping and Regeneration: A Systematic Review with Quantitative and Evidence-Mapping Synthesis.

Saleh Ali Alqahtani, Mohammad Alamri, Ghadeer Alwadai, Naif N Abogazalah, Vinod Babu Mathew, Betsy Joseph

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Review in Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Saleh Ali AlqahtaniDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4017-1694
Mohammad AlamriDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0007-5631-7997
Ghadeer AlwadaiDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9807-5315
Naif N AbogazalahDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3343-9397
Vinod Babu MathewDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0150-7041
Betsy JosephDepartment of Periodontics, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai 600077, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2925-1706

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preserving dental pulp vitality is a key goal in minimally invasive dentistry. Conventional materials such as calcium hydroxide and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) are effective but limited in bioactivity and mechanical strength. This systematic review evaluated the biological efficacy of chitosan-based nanoparticles and biomaterials for pulp capping and regeneration. Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, electronic searches were conducted across five databases up to April 2025. Controlled in vitro and animal studies using chitosan-based nanoparticles, hydrogels, or composite scaffolds were included. Risk of bias was assessed using SYRCLE (animal) and ToxRTool (in vitro), and certainty of evidence was rated via the GRADE-Preclinical framework. Due to methodological heterogeneity, data were synthesized using direction-of-effect coding and visualized through Albatross and heatmap plots. Sixteen studies met the criteria, consistently demonstrating enhanced cell viability, mineralization, and upregulation of odontogenic and angiogenic markers (BMP-2, TGF-β

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chitosanevidence mappingGRADE analysisnanoparticlesodontogenic differentiationpulp cappingregenerative endodontics

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PMID41439891
PMCPMC12730371

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