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Review

Seeking Endurance: Designing Smart Dental Composites for Tooth Restoration

by
Tasneem Alluhaidan
1,2,
Masoumah Qaw
1,3,
Isadora Martini Garcia
4,
Carolina Montoya
5,6,
Santiago Orrego
5,6 and
Mary Anne Melo
1,4,*
1
Dental Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. Program, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
2
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
3
Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
4
Division of Cariology & Operative Dentistry, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
5
Department of Oral Health Sciences, Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
6
Bioengineering Department, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Designs 2024, 8(5), 92; https://doi.org/10.3390/designs8050092
Submission received: 25 July 2024 / Revised: 3 September 2024 / Accepted: 6 September 2024 / Published: 13 September 2024

Abstract

Smart dental materials refer to materials used in dentistry with additional functionality to enhance treatment outcomes, which may improve oral health. Smart materials for dental restorations can react to stimuli such as a specific temperature, a different pH, or mechanical stress, repair small cracks or damage by themselves, and interact beneficially with biological surroundings. For example, they might release ions and promote tooth remineralization or have antibacterial properties to prevent bacterial growth. Others can have enhanced mechanical properties like strength and wear resistance to ensure these materials can withstand daily masticatory forces. This review presents our current comprehension of smart dental materials designed for tooth restoration. We focused on what these materials need to be effective, like durability, biocompatibility, and aesthetic requests, besides identifying new ideas for their design. A detailed analysis of the current challenges in formulating these materials, such as the balance between enough ions released with proper physicochemical properties and achieving the desired biological response, was discussed. We also discussed how these cutting-edge technologies are leveraged to overcome existing limitations, creating more dental materials with potential clinical translation. The review also discusses the practical challenges in implementation and the prospects for these materials in dentistry.
Keywords: dental caries; dental resins; stimuli-responsive; smart materials; bioactive dental caries; dental resins; stimuli-responsive; smart materials; bioactive

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Alluhaidan, T.; Qaw, M.; Garcia, I.M.; Montoya, C.; Orrego, S.; Melo, M.A. Seeking Endurance: Designing Smart Dental Composites for Tooth Restoration. Designs 2024, 8, 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs8050092

AMA Style

Alluhaidan T, Qaw M, Garcia IM, Montoya C, Orrego S, Melo MA. Seeking Endurance: Designing Smart Dental Composites for Tooth Restoration. Designs. 2024; 8(5):92. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs8050092

Chicago/Turabian Style

Alluhaidan, Tasneem, Masoumah Qaw, Isadora Martini Garcia, Carolina Montoya, Santiago Orrego, and Mary Anne Melo. 2024. "Seeking Endurance: Designing Smart Dental Composites for Tooth Restoration" Designs 8, no. 5: 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs8050092

APA Style

Alluhaidan, T., Qaw, M., Garcia, I. M., Montoya, C., Orrego, S., & Melo, M. A. (2024). Seeking Endurance: Designing Smart Dental Composites for Tooth Restoration. Designs, 8(5), 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs8050092

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