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Bioactive Ceramics for Pediatric Dentistry

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Calcium cements, which set with water, have become the standard of care in vital pulp therapy for primary teeth. These dental materials are often denoted as bioactive bioceramics. These materials are suitable for pediatric indications from pulp cap** to apexification and are composed of calcium silicate and calcium aluminate cement compounds. Because the materials have multiple ceramic phases (compounds), non-scientific names have been used for the products including mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), bioactive bioceramics, and biosilicate. Herein, we use the term bioactive ceramics for these special calcium-based cements that form hydroxyapatite on their surface in vivo, denoted as bioactivity. Many products are available containing the hydrophilic (water-setting) calcium silicate/aluminate cements. This chapter describes the cement compounds, their setting reactions, and the current dental products of this kind, including comments on products’ formats, packaging, setting, handling, and other product characteristics. The resin-free, bioactive calcium silicate/aluminate cements have high biocompatibility, limited antimicrobial characteristics, and broad, superior clinical and histological benefits. Over the past 25 years, these bioactive cement products have improved enormously in clinical convenience, and the prices have diminished to supplant alternatives in pediatric dentistry. The bioactive ceramic cement products continue to evolve to meet clinical needs.

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Primus, C. (2023). Bioactive Ceramics for Pediatric Dentistry. In: Fuks, A.B., Moskovitz, M., Tickotsky, N. (eds) Contemporary Endodontics for Children and Adolescents. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23980-9_11

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