MAJOR CHANGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CALCIUM SILICATE-BASED CEMENTS IN DENTISTRY

Calcium silicate cements are widely used in contem-porary dentistry. Their properties, such as biocompatibility, osteoinductive potential, and stimulation of pulp regenera-tion, are valuable for the treatment of perforations, pulp cap-ping procedures, retrograde fillings, etc. This article aims to present the new calcium silicate cements available on the market, review the recent modifications in their composi-tion, describe the evolution of each generation of these materials, and reveal how these changes impact their differ-ent properties and improve their characteristics.At the same time, this paper makes a brief retrospection of the first cal-cium silicate-based cements, which started the era of con-temporary mineral trioxide aggregate materials. This article also points out some future tendencies in the development of calcium silicate cements and attempts to differentiate their generations mentioned in the literature.