- Clinical performance of additively manufactured interim complete-arch dental prostheses for immediate implant loading: A retrospective observational study. [Journal Article]J Dent. 2026 Nov 02; :107148. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: Additively manufactured resin interim IFCDPs showed a relevant prosthesis-level fracture proportion (19.5%) with frequent recurrence after reprinting, despite high early implant survival. Male sex was associated with a higher fracture rate, although this finding should be interpreted as exploratory. Fractured designs should be structurally reassessed before remanufacturing. Controlled prospective studies are required to validate design and manufacturing parameters.
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- Contact and penetration patterns in digital jaw-motion workflows:a within-case comparison. [Journal Article]J Dent. 2026 Nov 01; :107146. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: AI-JM showed a smaller combined contact/penetration footprint than the tested comparators under the study conditions. IOS-AV comparisons reflect differences in both initial alignment and movement simulation; AX and AI-JM shared identical AI-derived alignment. Findings concern geometric compatibility with recorded morphology, not independently validated patient-specific movement accuracy.
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- Adhesive Strategies for Erosion-Affected Dentin: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Bond Durability. [Review]J Dent. 2026 Oct 31; :107147. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: Current evidence does not establish a consistently effective bond-preserving pretreatment for erosion-affected dentin. CHX did not demonstrate a detectable benefit at 12-18 months, whereas favorable long-term effects for DMSO, hydrophobic coatings, and selected collagen biomodifiers derive predominantly from single independent studies or one source cohort. Methodological heterogeneity and sparse replication preclude clinical recommendations.
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- Arginine in restorative dental materials: incorporation strategies, biological effects, and impact on material properties - a scoping review. [Review]J Dent. 2026 Oct 30; :107145. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: The available evidence supports the potential of arginine as a functional agent for the development of multifunctional restorative dental materials, particularly for its antimicrobial, biofilm-modulating, and other bioactive effects. However, methodological heterogeneity and the exclusively in vitro nature of the evidence highlight the need for further standardized and clinically relevant studies.
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- Social inequalities in dental caries by municipal oral healthcare coverage. [Journal Article]J Dent. 2026 Oct 30; 177:107138. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: This study found little evidence that socioeconomic inequalities in childhood dental caries differed across municipalities with varying levels of oral healthcare coverage.
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- Registration accuracy, time, and osteotomy outcomes across four strategies for task-autonomous robotic maxillofacial osteotomy. [Journal Article]J Dent. 2026 Oct 29; :107143. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: Registration strategy significantly influenced TRE, registration time, and mandibular osteotomy accuracy outcomes. All four strategies achieved submillimetric TREs. Overall, surface-based registration (BS and DS) yielded TREs that were lower than or comparable to those of landmark-based registration (SL and DL) and showed favorable performance for selected mandibular osteotomy accuracy outcomes. However, no consistent difference in accuracy was identified between DS and BS.
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- One-shade versus multi-shade flowable composites for non-carious cervical lesions: color match and 18-month clinical performance in a double-blind, split-mouth randomized trial. [Journal Article]J Dent. 2026 Oct 28; :107139. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: The one-shade flowable composite showed favorable 18-month clinical performance, with no significant differences in objective color measurements compared with the multi-shade composite. However, visual color matching favored the multi-shade material at 18 months, although all restorations evaluated for color match remained clinically acceptable.
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- SHED in Regenerative Medicine: Cell-Based Therapies and Cell-Free Strategies. [Review]J Dent. 2026 Oct 28; :107141. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: Studies of SHED-based cell therapies support their regenerative potential and provide a biological foundation for developing cell-free strategies. Preclinical evidence indicates that SHED-derived products can support tissue repair through bioactive molecules and modulation of the host microenvironment. These emerging approaches may address some limitations of viable-cell transplantation, but standardized preparation, mechanistic validation, and further evaluation of safety and clinical efficacy are required for translation.
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- Three-Dimensional Geometric Estimation of Preoperative Soft-Tissue Volume in Mucogingival Surgery: A Proof-of-Concept Case Series. [Journal Article]J Dent. 2026 Oct 28; :107140. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: The workflow integrated surface-deviation analysis with reconstruction of external and internal volumetric components and initial graft volume. These findings support the feasibility of incorporating intraoperative scans into three-dimensional assessment of mucogingival surgery, although validation in larger, standardized samples is required.
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- Views and perceptions of oral health and associated care in dependent older adults: semi structured interviews with a range of stakeholders. [Journal Article]J Dent. 2026 Oct 27; :107131. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: Previous research with dependent older adults has largely focused on clinical measures of oral health despite patients' themselves valuing subjective outputs such as oral comfort and function more strongly. Future oral health services research in this population should ensure that outcome measures used are actually meaningful to dependent older adults as well as clinicians and policymakers.
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- Eating difficulty, dental status, and functional vulnerability in relation to cognitive outcomes across four ageing cohorts. [Journal Article]J Dent. 2026 Oct 26; 177:107129. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: Eating difficulty marked broader functional vulnerability rather than an oral-specific cognitive trigger. Dental and primary-care encounters may provide an opportunity for broader assessment, but the findings do not support an isolated dental screening rule.
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- Comparison of digital, semi-digital, and conventional fit evaluation methods for additively and subtractively manufactured zirconia three-unit fixed dental prostheses. [Journal Article]J Dent. 2026 Oct 26; :107136. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: Measured gap values and comparisons among tested FDPs depended on the assessment method. Group mean gap values exceeded the designed cement space. Intermethod biases varied by material and assessment method.
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- Digital implant transfer with coded healing abutments: A site-by-scanner accuracy study. [Journal Article]J Dent. 2026 Oct 26; :107137. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: Within this in vitro model, coded healing-abutment transfer accuracy differed among the tested site-specific CHA configurations and showed significant IOS × experimental-condition interactions. Because anatomical location and CHA geometry were not independently varied, these effects cannot be attributed exclusively to implant site.
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- A novel polyurethane resin cement with dual caries-prevention mechanisms. [Journal Article]J Dent. 2026 Oct 25; 177:107112. [Online ahead of print]JD
- CONCLUSIONS: The novel PU resin cement with DMAHDM demonstrated optimal performance at 3% concentration, balancing mechanical properties, polymerization shrinkage, antibacterial efficacy, and biosafety. Further clinical studies are required to confirm its long-term efficacy in preventing secondary caries.
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