Smart Dental Materials Intelligently Responding to Oral pH to Combat Caries: A Literature Review

Autor: Kan Yu, Qinrou Zhang, Zixiang Dai, Minjia Zhu, Le Xiao, Zeqing Zhao, Yuxing Bai, Ke Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Polymers, Vol 15, Iss 12, p 2611 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 15122611
2073-4360
DOI: 10.3390/polym15122611
Popis: Smart dental materials are designed to intelligently respond to physiological changes and local environmental stimuli to protect the teeth and promote oral health. Dental plaque, or biofilms, can substantially reduce the local pH, causing demineralization that can then progress to tooth caries. Progress has been made recently in developing smart dental materials that possess antibacterial and remineralizing capabilities in response to local oral pH in order to suppress caries, promote mineralization, and protect tooth structures. This article reviews cutting-edge research on smart dental materials, their novel microstructural and chemical designs, physical and biological properties, antibiofilm and remineralizing capabilities, and mechanisms of being smart to respond to pH. In addition, this article discusses exciting and new developments, methods to further improve the smart materials, and potential clinical applications.
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