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ReviewPolymers2026

Surface Engineering for PMMA-Based Removable Prostheses: A Narrative Review.

Jamal Al Ashkar, Nicoleta Ioanid, Delia Teodora Dima, Ruxandra Teodora Stan, Andreas Katsonis, Ana-Maria Raluca Pauna, Roxana-Ionela Vasluianu

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Review in Polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jamal Al AshkarGrigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Nicoleta IoanidGrigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0009-0003-7558-3730
Delia Teodora DimaGrigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Ruxandra Teodora StanGrigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
Andreas KatsonisGrigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0009-0003-7568-6019
Ana-Maria Raluca PaunaGrigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6304-9950
Roxana-Ionela VasluianuGrigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0867-1135

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is still the most widely used prosthetic polymer, although its biological inertness and vulnerability to mechanical stress and microbiological colonization are gradually restricting its therapeutic lifespan. This narrative review develops a conceptual framework, three ceramic modifiers corresponding to three distinct biofunctional strategies, to logically guide the design of the next generation of PMMA-based prosthetic dentures. We critically analyze the transformation of hydroxyapatite (HA), silica (SiO

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antibacterialceramicshydroxyapatiteosteoconductionpolymethylmethacrylateremovable prosthodonticssilicatitanium dioxide

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PMID42514816
PMCPMC13417261

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