DOI: 10.11958/20252831
The application and prospect of rare earth elements in zirconia dental materials
ZHANG Xin
ZHAO Jiayuan
BI Zhehui
LIU Yan
CHEN Qingyu
Abstract：Zirconia ceramics are considered ideal materials for dental restorations.However,at room temperature,their monoclinic crystal phase structure is prone to sintering cracks and brittleness problems.Additionally,zirconia material itself lacks biological properties such as antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects,which limits their its clinical application.Due to their distinctive physicochemical characteristics,rare earth elements are increasingly utilized as stabilizers and multifunctional additives in advanced zirconia-based studies.This article reviews the current applications of rare earth elements in zirconia-based dental restorative materials,examines their potential value in clinical practice and explores future development trends,with the aim of providing insights for the innovation of dental restorative materials.
Keywords：lanthanoid series elementsimmunomodulationguided tissue regenerationperiodontalantibacterial activityzirconiacrystal structure
Publication Date：2026-02-15
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-13(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 220-224 )