A Literature Review on Chewing Simulation and Wear Mechanisms of Dental Biomaterials

• Published in: Journal of bio- and tribo-corrosion Vol. 7; no. 3
• Main Authors: Yilmaz, Efe Çetin, Sadeler, Recep
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abrasion; Abrasive wear; Abrasiveness; Biomaterials; Biomedical materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chewing; Corrosion; Corrosion and Coatings; Dental materials; Dental restorative materials; In vivo methods and tests; Laboratories; Literature reviews; Mastication; Materials fatigue; Materials Science; Mechanical properties; Parameters; Saliva; Simulation; Simulators; Solid Mechanics; Tissues; Tribology; Wear mechanisms; Wear; Chewing Simulation; In vitro study; Biomaterials
• ISSN: 2198-4220; 2198-4239
• DOI: 10.1007/s40735-021-00529-0

The purpose of this review is to highlight some recent advances in our understanding of chewing simulation tests and wear mechanisms and how they contribute to material failures in the complex oral environment. Within in this study scope, as intraoral wear parameters; chewing force, tooth sliding distance, thermal change, food abrasiveness, saliva lubrication, and behavior of antagonist materials were investigated. In addition to the characteristics of chewing simulators that can simulate the intraoral tribological process in a laboratory environment have been investigated. It is a complex process to simulate the environment that a biomaterial placed in the human body is exposed to in a laboratory environment. Therefore, it is of great importance that the parameters applied in the wear test mechanisms carried out in the laboratory environment can simulate the behavior of living tissue. Additionally, both fatigue and abrasion loads of composite restorations can be important in achieving poor mechanical behavior, which is the leading cause of composite restoration failures. Overall, understanding the connectivity of all two procedures, while developing a mechanical definition of fatigue, wear mechanisms, are seen as key keys to successfully using in vitro studies to predict in vivo results and develop improved dental restorative materials.