Author/Authors :
Bagheri ، Rafat نويسنده . Department of Dental Materials and Biomaterial Research center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , , Abbasi، Zahra نويسنده , , Bahrololoom، Mohammad Ebrahim نويسنده Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran , , Shariat، Mohammad Ali نويسنده Department of Food science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University,Tehran ,Iran ,
Abstract :
Bioactive glasses are silicate-based and can form a strong chemical bond with the tissues. These biomaterials are highly biocompatible and can form a hydroxyapatite layer when implanted in the body or soaked in the simulated body fluid. Due to several disadvantages, conventional glass processing method including melting of glass components, is replaced by sol-gel method with a large number of benefits such as low processing temperature, higher purity and ho-mogeneity and therefore better control of bioactivity. Bioactive glasses have a wide range of applications, particularly in dentistry. These glasses can be used as particulates or monolithic shapes and porous or dense constructs in different applications such as reminer-alization or hypersensitivity treatment. Some properties of bioactive glasses such as antibacterial properties can be promoted by adding different elements into the glass. Bioactive glasses can also be used to modify different biocompatible materials that need to be bioactive. This study reviews the significant developments of bioac-tive glasses in clinical application, especially dentistry. Furthermore, we will discuss the field of bioactive glasses from beginning to the current developments, which includes processing methods, applica-tions, and properties of these glasses.
