The objective of this work is to measure and compare the clarity essential work of fracture and plastic work of fracture of six different orthodontic thermoplastic retain [...]

Polymerization stress may contribute to dental composite restoration failure. This study evaluated the stress relaxation mechanisms involved in low-stress resin composite [...]

This thesis studied light-polymer interaction in fluorescent-based molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) sensors and photopolymerized dental composites. Through the optical [...]

Microcosms in dentistry mimic the original environment's complexity, allowing variable manipulation and bacterial dynamics replication, diverging from single-species inoc [...]

Lignin is a cell wall polymer that provides rigidity, cell adhesion, andmicrobial resistance to vascular plants. A sort of natural plastic, lignin contains more [...]

The acquired salivary pellicle (AP) modulates the composition of the oral biofilm adhered to oral structures. The aim of this study was to investigate how the surface che [...]

The use of vacuformed retainers (VFRs) for orthodontic retention is a common practice, making it important to evaluate the physical properties of these thermoplastic mate [...]