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Roberto Ruggiero Braga

Roberto Ruggiero Braga

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Materials Science

D-Index
54
Citations
11987
World Ranking
8833
National Ranking
44

Overview

Roberto Ruggiero Braga is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Dentistry, with particular emphasis on subfields such as Orthodontics, Oral Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's body of work encompasses a variety of topics including:

  • Dental materials and restorations
  • Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Dental Erosion and Treatment
  • Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
  • Dental Research and COVID-19
  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research

Frequent coauthors in Braga's collaborations include:

  • Rafael Bergamo Trinca (12 joint publications)
  • Bruna Marin Fronza (12 joint publications)
  • Handially dos Santos Vilela (10 joint publications)
  • Marina D.S. Chiari (10 joint publications)
  • Marcela Charantola Rodrigues (8 joint publications)

The research work of Braga is regularly published in the following venues:

  • Dental Materials (15 publications)
  • Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials (3 publications)
  • Journal of Dental Research (2 publications)
  • Journal of Functional Biomaterials (2 publications)
  • International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives (2 publications)

Notable recent papers by Braga include:

  • "Development of novel dental restorative composites with dibasic calcium phosphate loaded chitosan fillers" (2020, Dental Materials)
  • "Glass ionomer cement with calcium-releasing particles: Effect on dentin mineral content and mechanical properties" (2023, Dental Materials)
  • "Effect of Temperature and pH on Calcium Phosphate Precipitation" (2021, Crystal Research and Technology)
  • "Effect of calcium orthophosphate: Reinforcing glass ratio and prolonged water storage on flexural properties of remineralizing composites" (2020, Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials)
  • "Effects of the crosslinking of chitosan/DCPA particles in the antimicrobial and mechanical properties of dental restorative composites" (2022, Dental Materials)

Best Publications

  • Factors involved in the development of polymerization shrinkage stress in resin-composites: a systematic review.

    Roberto R. Braga;Rafael Y. Ballester;Jack L. Ferracane

  • Adhesion to tooth structure: A critical review of “macro” test methods

    Roberto R. Braga;Josete B.C. Meira;Leticia C.C. Boaro;Tathy A. Xavier

  • Monomers used in resin composites: degree of conversion, mechanical properties and water sorption/solubility

    Vinícius E. S. Gajewski;Carmem S. Pfeifer;Nívea R. G. Fróes-Salgado;Letícia C. C. Boaro

  • Alternatives in polymerization contraction stress management.

    R.R. Braga;J.L. Ferracane

  • Mechanical properties of resin cements with different activation modes.

    R. R. Braga;P. F. Cesar;C. C. Gonzaga

  • Contraction Stress Related to Degree of Conversion and Reaction Kinetics

    R.R. Braga;J.L. Ferracane

  • Monomer conversion, microhardness, internal marginal adaptation, and shrinkage stress of bulk-fill resin composites

    Bruna Marin Fronza;Frederick Allen Rueggeberg;Roberto Ruggiero Braga;Borys Mogilevych

  • Evaluation of micro-tensile, shear and tensile tests determining the bond strength of three adhesive systems.

    Paulo E.C Cardoso;Roberto R Braga;Marcela R.O Carrilho

  • Polymerization stress, shrinkage and elastic modulus of current low-shrinkage restorative composites

    Letícia Cristina Cidreira Boaro;Flávia Gonçalves;Thayse Costa Guimarães;Jack Liborio Ferracane

  • Contraction stress of flowable composite materials and their efficacy as stress-relieving layers

    Roberto Ruggiero Braga;Thomas J. Hilton;Jack L. Ferracane

  • Influence of BisGMA, TEGDMA, and BisEMA contents on viscosity, conversion, and flexural strength of experimental resins and composites

    Flávia Gonçalves;Yoshio Kawano;Carmem Pfeifer;Jeffrey W. Stansbury

  • BisGMA/TEGDMA ratio and filler content effects on shrinkage stress.

    Flávia Gonçalves;Caio L. N Azevedo;Jack L Ferracane;Roberto Ruggiero Braga

  • Polymerization contraction stress of low-shrinkage composites and its correlation with microleakage in class V restorations.

    Fernanda Calabró Calheiros;Fernanda Tranchesi Sadek;Roberto Ruggiero Braga;Paulo Eduardo Capel Cardoso

  • Sorption, solubility, shrinkage and mechanical properties of “low-shrinkage” commercial resin composites

    Letícia C. Boaro;Flávia Gonçalves;Thayse C. Guimarães;Jack L. Ferracane

  • Ethanol Wet-bonding Challenges Current Anti-degradation Strategy

    F.T. Sadek;R.R. Braga;A. Muench;Y. Liu

  • Influence of cavity dimensions and their derivatives (volume and 'C' factor) on shrinkage stress development and microleakage of composite restorations

    Roberto R. Braga;Leticia C.C. Boaro;Toshifumi Kuroe;Caio L.N. Azevedo

  • Contraction stress related to composite inorganic content

    F. Gonçalves;Yoshio Kawano;Roberto Ruggiero Braga

  • Correlation between clinical performance and degree of conversion of resin cements: a literature review

    Grace De Souza;Roberto Ruggiero Braga;Paulo Francisco Cesar;Guilherme Carpena Lopes

  • Characterization of dimethacrylate polymeric networks: a study of the crosslinked structure formed by monomers used in dental composites.

    Carmem S. Pfeifer;Zachary R. Shelton;Roberto R. Braga;Dario Windmoller

  • One-year stability of resin–dentin bonds created with a hydrophobic ethanol-wet bonding technique

    Fernanda T. Sadek;Carina S. Castellan;Roberto R. Braga;Sui Mai

  • Influence of radiant exposure on contraction stress, degree of conversion and mechanical properties of resin composites

    Fernanda Calabró Calheiros;Yoshio Kawano;Jeffrey W. Stansbury;Roberto Ruggiero Braga

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack L. Ferracane
Jack L. Ferracane Oregon Health & Science University
Marcelo Giannini
Marcelo Giannini State University of Campinas
Jeffrey W. Stansbury
Jeffrey W. Stansbury University of Colorado Denver
Ulrich Lohbauer
Ulrich Lohbauer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Frederick A. Rueggeberg
Frederick A. Rueggeberg Augusta University
Antheunis Versluis
Antheunis Versluis University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Michael V. Swain
Michael V. Swain University of Sydney
Jamie J. Kruzic
Jamie J. Kruzic University of New South Wales
Franklin R. Tay
Franklin R. Tay Augusta University
Carlos José Soares
Carlos José Soares Federal University of Uberlândia

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