Dentistry, bioactive glasses

Mozafari M, Salahinejad E, Shabafrooz V, Yazdimamaghani M, Vashaee D, Tayebi L. Multilayer bioactive glass/zirconium titanate thin films in bone tissue engineering and regenerative dentistry. Int J Nanomedicine 2013 8 1665-72. 

In the development of biocompatible and bioactive glass-ceramics for medical uses, two different types of materials must be addressed that differ in their application environment and preferred properties materials for use in implantology (medical prostheses) and materials used in restorative dentistry (dental prostheses). For reasons of clarity, the difference between the two different groups of biomaterials must be addressed at this stage. The first... 

The enhanced performance resin-modified glass-ionomers are high in resin, and as a result appear to have somewhat compromised adhesion. Their bioactivity appears very good. Considerable further work is required to know whether or not these materials represent a significant advance in glass-ionomer technology and restorative dentistry. 

Biocompatible glass-ceramics have been developed for human medicine and for dentistry in particular. Furthermore, bioactive materials are used in implantology. 

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