Advanced Biomaterials for Dental and Bone Regeneration

Dear Colleagues,

In the dental field, a new therapeutic frontier is certainly represented by the possibility of regenerating tissues that have been lost for pathological or traumatic reasons. The ability to understand the biology of bone regeneration has changed the approach to osteointegrated implantology, greatly expanding the field of application of this discipline even in clinical situations where the pre-existing bone volume is not sufficient. In the dental field, the turning point came with the histological demonstration of the regeneration of the periodontal ligament. The impact on the clinical level has been very important, changing the prognosis of teeth previously evaluated as hopeless and changing the lives of millions of patients. In recent years, research has also been considerably focused on the regeneration of pulpal tissue and soft gingival tissue. On this last aspect, pre-clinical and clinical studies have demonstrated the role played by soft tissues in maintaining the dimensional stability of the underlying bone tissue, highlighting the need to have available not only an adequate band of keratinized tissue but also an adequate thickness of the soft tissues, both in the periodontal and peri-implant fields. In this Special Issue of Materials, we aim to highlight new approaches and consolidate known therapies through articles of high clinical and scientific value.

Prof. Dr. Daniele Cardaropoli
Dr. Luigi Laino
Guest Editors

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• tissue regeneration
• biomaterials
• bone augmentation
• periodontal regeneration
• guided tissue regeneration
• alveolar ridge preservation