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SrSiO3-based Dental Pulp Capping Cement

Project description

Dental pulp capping cement in dentistry

Dental pulp capping materials often have limitations, such as poor biocompatibility and high costs. While Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) is widely used, its bismuth oxide content raises concerns about toxicity. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the SrSiO3-based cement project will investigate a dental pulp capping cement made from strontium silicate (SrSiO3), strontium fluoride (SrF2), piezoelectric material (PZM), and tricalcium silicate (Ca3O5Si). The project will characterise PZM, process and characterise the cement, identify rheological parameters based on ISO standards, assess hemocompatibility, and examine interactions among the selected compounds. It aims to understand the cement’s physical properties and immune system response, evaluating its potential as a replacement for existing materials in dentistry and medicine.

Objective

Despites dental pulp capping materials should meet the certain requirements, the available materials have one or more shortcomings—poor biocompatibility and rheological properties, fail to maintain pulp vitality and to simulate reparative dentine formation and expensive etc. Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is widely used material because of its beneficial properties. However, its composition bismuth oxide, which is suspectable to toxicity, has an impact on rheological properties. This emphasizes the necessity of looking for inexpensive alternatives to materials that meet the specifications. This project's goal and novelty are to investigate the potential processing of the dental pulp capping cement, which is made of strontium silicate (SrSiO3), strontium fluoride (SrF2), piezoelectric material (PZM) and tricalcium silicate (Ca3O5Si) and its rheological properties and hemocompatibility. Because SrSiO3, SrF2, PZM and Ca3O5Si have the promising properties. This project's work packages are split into four categories based on the interdisciplinary approach since it involves the synthesis and characterization of PZM, the processing and characterization of cement, the identification of rheological parameters utilizing ISO standardizations, and hemocompatibility, and acquiring new transferrable skills. Additionally, the interactions among the selected compounds will be determined. The scientific impact of this project is comprehending the physical properties and the immune system's response to evaluate the cement's suitability as a replacement for existing materials, as well as resulting in further uses in dentistry and medicine. The societal impact is providing millions of patients in Europe with predictable and outstanding treatment outcomes each year to maintain pulp vitality and health. Eventually, it will ease the financial load on millions of patients who need dental care, will be avoiding inflated medical expenses and misuse of the patent (economic impact).

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01

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Coordinator

NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU
Net EU contribution
€ 283 438,80
Address
HOGSKOLERINGEN 1
7491 Trondheim
Norway
Region
Norge Trøndelag Trøndelag
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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