Bone grafts and substitutes in dentistry: A review of current trends and developments

R Zhao, R Yang, PR Cooper, Z Khurshid, A Shavandi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
After tooth loss, bone resorption is irreversible, leaving the area without adequate bone
volume for successful implant treatment. Bone grafting is the only solution to reverse dental …

Polarized macrophages in periodontitis: characteristics, function, and molecular signaling

X Sun, J Gao, X Meng, X Lu, L Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Periodontitis (PD) is a common chronic infectious disease. The local inflammatory response
in the host may cause the destruction of supporting periodontal tissue. Macrophages play a …

Chitosan-based biomaterials for tissue regeneration

Y Kim, Z Zharkinbekov, K Raziyeva, L Tabyldiyeva… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a chitin-derived biopolymer that has shown great potential for tissue
regeneration and controlled drug delivery. It has numerous qualities that make it attractive …

Chitosan biomaterials application in dentistry

E Fakhri, H Eslami, P Maroufi, F Pakdel… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural biopolymer derived from deacetylation of chitin and it has been
investigated with interdisciplinary approaches for multitude applications. Chitosan …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan hydrogel incorporated with dental pulp stem cell-derived exosomes alleviates periodontitis in mice via a macrophage-dependent mechanism

Z Shen, S Kuang, Y Zhang, M Yang, W Qin, X Shi… - Bioactive materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Periodontitis is caused by host immune-inflammatory response to bacterial insult. A high
proportion of pro-inflammatory macrophages to anti-inflammatory macrophages leads to the …

[HTML][HTML] Biomaterials from the sea: Future building blocks for biomedical applications

M Wan, W Qin, C Lei, Q Li, M Meng, M Fang, W Song… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine resources have tremendous potential for developing high-value biomaterials. The
last decade has seen an increasing number of biomaterials that originate from marine …

Chitosan-based biomaterials for bone tissue engineering applications: a short review

A Ressler - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural bone tissue is composed of calcium-deficient carbonated hydroxyapatite as the
inorganic phase and collagen type I as the main organic phase. The biomimetic approach of …

Extraction, purification, and applications of vanillin: A review of recent advances and challenges

F Liaqat, L Xu, MI Khazi, S Ali, MU Rahman… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vanillin is a natural aromatic flavoring compound extensively used in various industries such
as food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. However, due to the limited natural resources and …

Electroactive biomaterials for facilitating bone defect repair under pathological conditions

BC Heng, Y Bai, X Li, LW Lim, W Li, Z Ge… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bone degeneration associated with various diseases is increasing due to rapid aging,
sedentary lifestyles, and unhealthy diets. Living bone tissue has bioelectric properties critical …

Biomaterial-based strategies for maxillofacial tumour therapy and bone defect regeneration

B Tan, Q Tang, Y Zhong, Y Wei, L He, Y Wu… - International journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Issues caused by maxillofacial tumours involve not only dealing with tumours but also
repairing jaw bone defects. In traditional tumour therapy, the systemic toxicity of …