Dental Materials
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Effect of mechanical instrumentation on titanium implant surface properties
Dental Materials, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2025 Apr, Pages 383-390 | Alabbad, Mohammed; Silikas, Nick; Thomas, Andrew
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the impact of mechanical decontamination using rotary brushes on the surface topography, elemental composition, roughness, and wettability of titanium implant surfaces. MethodsFour commercially available rotary brushes w... -
Novel bilayered zirconia systems using recycled 3Y-TZP for dental applications
Dental Materials, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2025 Apr, Pages 402-413 | Benalcázar-Jalkh, Ernesto B.; Campos, Tiago M.B.; dos Santos, Claudinei;...
AbstractObjectiveTo synthesize bilayer zirconia systems based on commercial or recycled 3Y-TZP obtained from non-milled remnants and to compare their optical and mechanical properties before and after aging. MethodsBilayer zirconia samples were fa... -
Influence of surface treatment before glazing on wear and flexural strength of translucent zirconia
Dental Materials, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2025 Apr, Pages 464-472 | Wenger, Manon; Zitzmann, Nicola U.; Rohr, Nadja
AbstractObjectivesTo determine whether the surface treatment of translucent zirconia prior to glazing affects wear and flexural strength. MethodsTranslucent zirconia disks were either left as-sintered, polished, or sandblasted. Half of the specime... -
Development and characterization of 3D-printed denture base resin composites having self-healing potential
Dental Materials, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2025 Apr, Pages 451-463 | Syed, Mariam Raza; Aati, Sultan; Flematti, Gavin;...
AbstractObjectiveThis study aims to develop and characterize 3D-printed denture resin composites containing self-healing polyurea formaldehyde (PUF) microcapsules (TEGDMA as the core healing agent) for arresting microcracks formation and enhancing... -
Milling has superior mechanical properties to other fabrication methods for PMMA denture bases: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
Dental Materials, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2025 Apr, Pages 366-382 | Vincze, Zsófia Éva; Nagy, Lilien; Kelemen, Kata;...
AbstractObjectivesThis systematic review and network meta-analysis aimed to compare different PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) complete denture base manufacturing techniques by evaluating their mechanical properties. The objective was to determine w... -
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Screening dental implant design parameters for effect on the fatigue limit of reduced-diameter implants
Dental Materials, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2025 Apr, Pages 444-450 | Satpathy, Megha; Loeb, Matthew; Jose, Rose M.;...
AbstractObjectivesThis study screened the design parameters of a reduced-diameter implant to determine which parameters have the most significant effect on the implant fatigue limit. MethodsA dental implant assembly, which included an implant body... -
The One-step No-prep technique for non-invasive full-mouth rehabilitation of worn dentition using PICN CAD-CAM restorations: Up to 9-year results from a prospective and retrospective clinical study
Dental Materials, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2025 Apr, Pages 414-424 | Oudkerk, Julie; Sanchez, Christelle; Grenade, Charlotte;...
AbstractObjectivesTo report up to 9-year results of a prospective and retrospective study on non-invasive full-mouth rehabilitation of worn dentition with PICN CAD-CAM restorations using the One-Step No-Prep technique. The secondary objective is t... -
Comparing four different methods of measuring fracture toughness and its relationship with fractal dimension in a polycrystalline (3Y-TZP) dental ceramic
Dental Materials, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2025 Apr, Pages 425-431 | Jodha, Kartikeya S.; Salazar Marocho, Susana M.; Mecholsky, John J.;...
AbstractObjectivesPrevious studies reported various methods of measuring fracture toughness of dental ceramics. The objectives of this study were to compare different methods and to validate fractal analysis to estimate fracture toughness for a po... -
Experimental bilayer zirconia systems after aging: Mechanical, optical, and microstructural characterization
Dental Materials, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2025 Apr, Pages 391-401 | Sousa, Edisa O.; Alves, Larissa M.M.; Campos, Tiago M.B.;...
AbstractObjectivesTo characterize two experimental zirconia bilayer materials compared to their monolithic controls, before and after hydrothermal aging. MethodsCommercial zirconia powders were utilized to fabricate two bilayer materials: 3Y-TZP+ ... -
Impact of the resin cement opacity on the final color of conservative ceramic restorations and on its ability to mask substrates of different saturations
Dental Materials, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2025 Apr, Pages 357-365 | da Silva, Samara Franco; Régis, Mylena de Araújo; Custódio, Camila Pontes;...
AbstractObjectiveTo analyze the impact of the translucency/opacity of two commercial brands of resin cements and different translucency of lithium disilicate on the masking ability of saturated substrates. Methods120 samples (n = 5) were prepared... -
Effect of beam divergence on the irradiance from dental light curing units
Dental Materials, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2025 Apr, Pages 432-443 | Gulati, Anubhav; Ghaffari, Soheil; MacNeil, Brett Daniel;...
AbstractObjectiveThis study measured the beam divergence angle and light output from dental light curing units (LCUs). Twenty LCUs were assessed using a laboratory-grade wide beam imager to determine the relationship between the beam divergence on... -
Mapping water and monomer gradients in the adhesive/dentin interface with confocal micro-Raman imaging
Dental Materials, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2025 Apr, Pages 473-481 | Wang, Yong; Guo, Xinglin; Yao, Xiaomei;...
AbstractObjectivesWater in the adhesive/dentin (a/d) interface plays a crucial role in the quality of the hybrid layer (HL). This study aims to directly measure depth profiles of water content and adhesive monomers within the HL and explore the re...