Bioactivity of Dental Materials

Abstract

Bioactive dental materials not considered as a novel idea. Adhesion of dental materials into hard dental structure by an appetite-like deposition by help of fluoride releasing materials or by interaction of calcium phosphate-based materials considered as the first step for bioactivity. As there are materials have been widely used over many years that demonstrated numerous levels of bioactivity. These materials are used mostly for repair, reconstruction and regeneration of dental invectives. For example, glass ionomer has been described as bioactive material due to their capa-bility to remineralization the demineralized tooth structure, furthermore to continuous dynamic release of fluoride ions which delay the secondary caries around the restoration margins.