Materials informatics for developing new restorative dental materials: a narrative review

Area of Science:

• Materials Science
• Dental Materials
• Computational Science

Background:

• Materials informatics is established in biology and materials research but nascent in dental materials.
• Computational methodologies are key to processing and interpreting material data.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review the advantages, limitations, and future of materials informatics in dental materials research.
• To explore the use of artificial intelligence for optimizing dental material compositions.

Main Methods:

• Narrative review of literature from 2003 to 2022.
• Analysis of the application of materials informatics and artificial intelligence in dental materials.

Main Results:

• Materials informatics offers significant potential for dental materials research.
• Artificial intelligence can accelerate the discovery of optimal material compositions.

Conclusions:

• Materials informatics is a recognized field with the potential to revolutionize dental materials development.
• This approach will speed up the creation of new restorative materials and generate novel insights.