A study of tensile and bending properties of 3D-printed biocompatible materials used in dental appliances

In the last years, a large number of new biocompatible materials for 3D printers have emerged. Due to their recent appearance and rapid growth, there is little information about their mechanical properties. The design and manufacturing of oral appliances made with 3D printing technologies require knowledge of the mechanical properties of the biocompatible material used to achieve optimal performance for each application. This paper focuses on analysing the mechanical behaviour of a wide range of biocompatible materials using different additive manufacturing technologies. To this end, tensile and bending tests on different types of recent biocompatible materials used with 3D printers were conducted to evaluate the influence of the material, 3D printing technology, and printing orientation on the fragile/ductile behaviour of the manufactured devices. A test bench was used to perform tensile tests according to ASTM D638 and bending tests according to ISO 178. The specimens were manufactured with nine different materials and five manufacturing technologies. Furthermore, specimens were created with different printing technologies, biocompatible materials, and printing orientations. The maximum allowable stress, rupture stress, flexural modulus, and deformation in each of the tested specimens were recorded. Results suggest that specimens manufactured with Stereolithography (SLA) and milling (polymethyl methacrylate PMMA) achieved high maximum allowable and rupture stress values. It was also observed that Polyjet printing and Selective Laser Sintering technologies led to load–displacement curves with low maximum stress and high deformation values. Specimens manufactured with Digital Light Processing technology showed intermediate and homogeneous performance. Finally, it was observed that the printing direction significantly influences the mechanical properties of the manufactured specimens in some cases.

Biocompatible and Biomaterials Application in Drug Delivery System in Oral Cavity

Biomaterials applications have rapidly expanded into different fields of sciences. One of the important fields of using biomaterials is dentistry, which can facilitate implantation, surgery, and treatment of oral diseases such as peri-implantitis, periodontitis, and other dental problems. Drug delivery systems based on biocompatible materials play a vital role in the release of drugs into aim tissues of the oral cavity with minimum side effects. Therefore, scientists have studied various delivery systems to improve the efficacy and acceptability of therapeutic approaches in dental problems and oral diseases. Also, biomaterials could be utilized as carriers in biocompatible drug delivery systems. For instance, natural polymeric substances, such as gelatin, chitosan, calcium phosphate, alginate, and xanthan gum are used to prepare different forms of delivery systems. In addition, some alloys are conducted in drug complexes for the better in transportation. Delivery systems based on biomaterials are provided with different strategies, although individual biomaterial has advantages and disadvantages which have a significant influence on transportation of complex such as solubility in physiological environments or distribution in tissues. Biomaterials have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects and prolonged time contact and even enhance antibiotic activities in oral infections. Moreover, these biomaterials are commonly prepared in some forms such as particulate complex, fibers, microspheres, gels, hydrogels, and injectable systems. In this review, we examined the application of biocompatible materials in drug delivery systems of oral and dental diseases or problems.

Comparação clínica e radiológica de pulpotomia em dentes decíduos com formocresol, MTA e biodentine

Introdução: O processo de pulpotomia convencionalmente é feito com formocresol, porém, devido as suas características mutagênicas, novos materiais obturadores foram desenvolvidos como alternativa. Objetivo: Revisar a literatura de forma integrativa a respeito do material obturador mais adequado para pulpotomia de dentes decíduos. Metodologia: A busca ocorreu nas bases de dados Pubmed e Medline, por meio dos descritores: “child”, “children”, “primary teeth”, “tooth, deciduous”, “primary tooth”, "pulpotomy", "pediatric dentistry", "endodontics", "root canal filling materials", "materials", "material", "biodentine", "mineral trioxide aggregate", "formocresol", "formocresols", "cytotoxicity", "biocompatible materials", "biocompatibility", "radiopacity", "radiographic" e "radiography, dental". Foram incluídos ensaios clínicos, estudos retrospectivos e estudos prospectivos, publicados entre 2016 e 2021, em inglês ou português. Os critérios de exclusão foram teses, dissertações, monografias, cartas ao editor, livros e revisões de literatura. Resultados: A pesquisa resultou em 9 estudos de ambas as bases de dados, com maior prevalência de ensaios clínicos. Conclusão: O material mais recomendado para realização de pulpotomias em dentes decíduos é o Biodentine e Mineral Trioxide Aggregate, devendo a escolha ser feita de acordo com o critério do profissional e caso do paciente. É preciso que seja considerado os custos e colaboração do paciente durante o tratamento.

Scientific Approaches to the Creation of Biocompatible Implant Materials

In modern medicine, biotechnological products and systems are used and widely studied, in which various elements and parts interact with biological fluids, soft and hard muscle tissues. This mainly concerns products used in cardiovascular surgery, orthopaedic surgery, dentistry and reconstructive surgery, as well as in ophthalmology. The article studies scientific approaches to the creation of biocompatible implant materials, considers their types, defines the basic requirements for biocompatible materials.

Enxertos ósseos em odontologia – uma revisão integrativa da literatura

A exodontia de unidades permanentes, assim como doença periodontal e trauma bucal, estão muitas vezes relacionados ao processo de reabsorção alveolar, o que culminam na perda óssea tanto em espessura quanto em altura, sendo esse principal impasse para reabilitação oral por meio de prótese sobre implantes. Cerca de 50% dos sítios para instalação de implantes não apresentam volume ósseo suficiente para sua instalação, o leva a necessidade de utilizar biomateriais para o processo de regeneração óssea guiada. Diante da necessidade de aumentar tecido ósseo em volume e espessura, diversos biomateriais foram desenvolvidos, sendo eles classificados em enxertos do tipo autógeno, alógeno, xenógeno e aloplástico. Para realização desse estudo foi realizada uma busca completa nas bases de dados: PubMed, Scielo, Lilacs e Google Scholar, utilizando as palavras-chave “dentistry bone transplantation, surgery oral, biocompatible materials and bone regeneration”, inseridas nas buscas de maneira cruzada adotando a expressão boolena "and”. Afim de selecionar os artigos a serem analisados foram elencados critérios de inclusão e exclusão. A utilização de enxertos ósseos tem mostrado resultados promissores no ganho de osso vertical e horizontal. A associação de biomaterias permite que as melhores propriedades de cada tipo de enxerto sejam usadas de forma integrada, o que leva a resultados favoráveis tanto histologicamente como funcionalmente.