Abstract Objectives Methods used to measure and predict clinical biological responses to dental materials remain controversial, confusing, and to some extent, unsuccessful. The current paper reviews significant issues surrounding how…
Abstract Objectives This paper attempts to provide critical perspectives on common in vitro research methodologies, including shear bond testing, wear testing, and load-to-failure tests. Origins of interest in high-quality laboratory…
Abstract Objectives This overview is intended to highlight connections between monomer structure and the development of highly crosslinked photopolymer networks including the conversion dependent properties of shrinkage, modulus and stress….
Abstract Objectives Major changes are taking place in dental laboratories as a result of new digital technologies. Our aim is to provide an overview of these changes. In this article…
The warm and beautiful Costa do Sauipe, in the north of Brazil, set up a great scenario to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Academy of Dental Materials . The…
Abstract Objectives We aimed to achieve detailed biomaterials characterization of a drug delivery system for local periodontitis treatment based on electrospun metronidazole-loaded resorbable polylactide (PLA) fibers. Methods PLA fibers loaded…
Abstract Objectives This study characterized the feldspathic ceramic surfaces after various silanization protocols. Methods Ceramic bars (2 mm × 4 mm × 10 mm) ( N = 18) of feldpathic…
Abstract Objectives We investigated the elastic properties of one dental restoration resin composite of common use, Venus Diamond, at submicrometer spatial resolution. Methods We performed both nanoindentation experiments with atomic…
Abstract Objectives The purposes of this study were: (1) to determine the light transmission characteristics (straight-line and diffusion transmission) of bulk-filled and layered resin composites, and (2) to evaluate the…
Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to develop a new method to measure the polymerization shrinkage of light cured composites and to evaluate the overall utility and significance…
