Int J Stomatol

Int J Stomatol ›› 2026, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (3): 297-307.doi: 10.7518/gjkq.2026121

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Research advances in interrupting dental caries and related technologies and materials

Xu Zhang()   

  1. Tianjin Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology & Tianjin Key Laboratory of Oral Soft and Hard Tissues Restoration and Regeneration, Tianjin Medical University Institute of Stomatology, Tianjin 300070, China
  • Received:2025-10-15 Revised:2026-01-10 Online:2026-05-01 Published:2026-04-24
  • Contact: Xu Zhang E-mail:zhxden@126.com
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFC2405900)

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Abstract:

Dental caries is a common chronic infectious disease in the oral cavity, and it is closely associated with va-rious systemic diseases. The introduction of the caries prevention theory has provided a new approach for the treatment and prevention of early-stage caries. Novel biomaterials for caries prevention should possess technical characteristics, such as actively combating cariogenic bacterial infections, promoting remineralization of dental hard tissues, and exhibi-ting good permeability, to halt disease progression in the early stages of caries and, to some extent, repair defects in dental hard tissues. In this article, the theory of caries prevention and its related techniques and materials are reviewed to provide insights for the research and development of new technologies and materials for caries prevention.

Key words: interrupting dental caries, antibacterial, remineralization, infiltration

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Dual-balance dynamic stabilization model"

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Materials compliant with the interrupting dental caries concept"

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