title: A review on biodentine, a contemporary dentine replacement and repair material.
abstract: Biodentine is a calcium-silicate based material that has drawn attention in recent years and has been advocated to be used in various clinical applications, such as root perforations, apexification, resorptions, retrograde fillings, pulp capping procedures, and dentine replacement. There has been considerable research performed on this material since its launching; however, there is scarce number of review articles that collates information and data obtained from these studies. Therefore, this review article was prepared to provide the reader with a general picture regarding the findings about various characteristics of the material. The results of a PubMed search were classified and presented along with some critical comments where necessary. The review initially focuses on various physical properties of the material with subheadings and continues with biocompatibility. Another section includes the review of studies on Biodentine as a vital pulp treatment material and the article is finalized with the summary of some case reports where the material has been used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Yeditepe University, Bagdat Caddesi 238, Goztepe, 34728 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özlem
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Malkondu
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Yeditepe University, Bagdat Caddesi 238, Goztepe, 34728 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meriç
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karapinar Kazandağ
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Yeditepe University, Bagdat Caddesi 238, Goztepe, 34728 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kazazoğlu
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000473:pathology; D003804:Dentin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D017610:Calcium Compounds; C073910:Repair Material; D017640:Silicates; C506393:tricalcium silicate