title: Bioactive and biomimetic restorative materials: a comprehensive review. Part II.
abstract: This second part (Part II) of a two-part comprehensive review of bioactive and biomimetic restorative materials reviews the calcium aluminate-based restorative dental materials. Part II explores the development, composition, properties, and application of the bioactive calcium aluminate-based materials that have been developed for several indications in restorative dentistry.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bioactive materials have evolved over the past three decades from relatively specialized, highly biocompatible, but low-strength dental materials to now emerge in product compositions for expanded clinical uses in restorative dentistry. Further developments to meet additional restorative clinical needs are anticipated in the newly emerging category of dental materials.
authors.affiliation: Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University, Restorative Dentistry, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jefferies
mesh_terms: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D032701:Biomimetics; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003764:Dental Materials; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003764:Dental Materials; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; C035219:calcium aluminate