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ReviewFrontiers in oral health2026

Tribology of dental materials: from laboratory metrics to clinical durability: review and translational roadmap.

Naif H Al-Qahtani, Shahad Alqahtani, Shorooq K Almajhad, Amjaad Almarzoogi, Noha Taymour

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Review in Frontiers in oral health, 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Naif H Al-QahtaniDental Intern, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Shahad AlqahtaniDepartment of Dentistry, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Shorooq K AlmajhadCollege of Dentistry, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Amjaad AlmarzoogiDoha Medical Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Noha TaymourDepartment of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The functional integrity of dental restorations is known by their resilience within the dynamic and hostile tribological ecosystem of the oral cavity. Despite significant advancements in material science, the premature failure of restorations due to wear remains a critical clinical challenge, rooted in a persistent disconnect between controlled laboratory metrics and unpredictable clinical realities. This review provides a comprehensive critical appraisal of dental tribology, delineating the complex interplay of wear mechanisms, attrition, abrasion, erosion, and abfraction, and evaluating the spectrum of current assessment methodologies, from fundamental

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clinical weardental tribologyfinite element analysismachine learningpersonalized dentistryrestorative dental materialstribocorrosionwear simulation

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PMID42840517
PMCPMC13639853

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