Jandt Klaus D, Sigusch Bernd W
Institute of Materials Science and Technology (IMT), Chair in Materials Science, 07743 Jena, Germany.
Dent Mater. 2009 Aug;25(8):1001-6. doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2009.02.009. Epub 2009 Mar 29.
This concise review and outlook paper gives a view of selected potential future developments in the area of resin-based biomaterials with an emphasis on dental composites.
A selection of key publications (1 book, 35 scientific original publications and 1 website source) covering the areas nanotechnology, antimicrobial materials, stimuli responsive materials, self-repairing materials and materials for tissue engineering with direct or indirect relations and/or implications to resin-based dental materials is critically reviewed and discussed. Connections between these fields and their potential for resin-based dental materials are highlighted and put in perspective.
The need to improve shrinkage properties and wear resistance is obvious for dental composites, and a vast number of attempts have been made to accomplish these aims. Future resin-based materials may be further improved in this respect if, for example nanotechnology is applied. Dental composites may, however, reach a completely new quality by utilizing new trends from materials science, such as introducing nanostructures, antimicrobial properties, stimuli responsive capabilities, the ability to promote tissue regeneration or repair of dental tissues if the composites were able to repair themselves.
This paper shows selected potential future developments in the area of resin-based dental materials, gives basic and industrial researchers in dental materials science, and dental practitioners a glance into the potential future of these materials, and should stimulate discussion about needs and future developments in the area.
本简要综述及展望文章探讨了树脂基生物材料领域未来可能的一些发展，重点关注牙科复合材料。
对一系列关键出版物（1本书、35篇科学原创论文和1个网站来源）进行了批判性综述和讨论，这些出版物涵盖了纳米技术、抗菌材料、刺激响应材料、自修复材料以及与树脂基牙科材料有直接或间接关系及影响的组织工程材料领域。强调并阐述了这些领域之间的联系及其对树脂基牙科材料的潜在意义。
对于牙科复合材料而言，改善收缩性能和耐磨性的需求显而易见，并且已经进行了大量尝试来实现这些目标。例如，如果应用纳米技术，未来的树脂基材料在这方面可能会得到进一步改善。然而，如果牙科复合材料能够自我修复，那么通过利用材料科学的新趋势，如引入纳米结构、抗菌性能、刺激响应能力、促进组织再生或修复牙科组织的能力，牙科复合材料可能会达到全新的质量水平。
本文展示了树脂基牙科材料领域未来可能的一些发展，使牙科材料科学领域的基础研究人员和工业研究人员以及牙科从业者对这些材料的未来潜力有了初步了解，并应激发对该领域需求和未来发展的讨论。
