În cadrul acestei discipline, sunt urmărite mai multe direcții de cercetare privind bruxismul, uzura dentară, aplicații software și elemente CAD/CAM în stomatologie / tehnică dentară, statistică aplicată în medicina dentară. Rezultatele proiectelor de cercetare au fost publicate diverse în reviste științifice:

1. Târtea DA, Ionescu M, Manolea HO, Mercuț V, Obădan E, Amărăscu MO, Mărășescu PC, Dăguci L, Popescu SM. Comparative Study of Dental Custom CAD-CAM Implant Abutments and Dental Implant Stock Abutments. J Clin Med. 2023 Mar 8;12(6):2128. (IF 2021: 4.964)

2. Vlăduțu DE, Ionescu M, Mercuț R, Noveri L, Lăzărescu G, Popescu SM, Scrieciu M, Manolea HO, Iacov Crăițoiu MM, Ionescu AG, Mercuț V. Ecological Momentary Assessment of Masseter Muscle Activity in Patients with Bruxism. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 29;20(1):581. (IF 2021: 4.614)

3. Popescu M, Ionescu M, Scrieciu M, Popescu SM, Mercuţ R, Amărăscu MO, Iacov Crăiţoiu MM, Lazăr D, Mercuţ V. Etiology Study of Acquired Developmental Defects of Enamel and Their Association with Dental Caries in Children between 3 and 19 Years Old from Dolj County, Romania. Children (Basel). 2022 Sep 14;9(9):1386. (IF 2021: 2.835)

4. Stănuși A, Ionescu M, Cerbulescu C, Popescu SM, Osiac E, Mercuț R, Scrieciu M, Pascu RM, Stănuși AŞ, Mercuț V. Modifications of the Dental Hard Tissues in the Cervical Area of Occlusally Overloaded Teeth Identified Using Optical Coherence Tomography. Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 May 25;58(6):702. (IF 2021: 3.706)

5. Vlăduțu D, Popescu SM, Mercuț R, Ionescu M, Scrieciu M, Glodeanu AD, Stănuși A, Rîcă AM, Mercuț V. Associations between Bruxism, Stress, and Manifestations of Temporomandibular Disorder in Young Students. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 29;19(9):5415. (IF 2021: 3.706)

6. Popescu, M.; Scrieciu, M.; Osiac, E.; Bătăiosu, M.; Vlăduțu, D.; Pascu, R.M.; Stănuși, A.; Glodeanu, A.D.; Ionescu, M.; Mercuț, V. Applications of Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis of Enamel Defects. Diagnostics 2022, 12, 636. (IF 2021: 3.706)

7. Vladutu DE, Ionescu M, Mercut R, Stanusi A, Botila AM, Nardin M, Popa DA, Popescu MA, Ionescu AG, Mercut V. Bruxism as a contraction disorder of the mastocatori muscles – review. Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation; 14(4); 2022.

8. Ciobanu GA, Camen A, Ionescu M, Vlad D, Mercut V, Staicu IE, Petrescu GS, Asan AA, Popescu SM. Biphosphonates related osteonecrosis of the jaw in cancer patients – epidemiological study. Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation; 14(3); 2022.

9. Stănuşi A, Mercuţ V, Ionescu M, PopescuSM, Scrieciu M, Stănuşi AS, Mitruţ I, Ghiţă RE, Turcu A, Petcu C. Investigation into knowledge of non-carious cervical lesions amongst Romanian dental practitioners – statistical study. Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation; 12(4); 2020.

10. Popescu M, Mercut V, Ionescu M (corresponding author), Petrescu SMS, Cenusoiu A, Stanusi A, Bataiosu M. Epidemiological study of acquired developmental defects of enamel in children between 3 and 19 from Dolj county, Romania. Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation; 12(3); 2020.

11. Pascu RM, Ionescu M (corresponding author), Iacov-Crăiţoiu MM, Dăguci L, Mercuţ V, Petcu IC, Florescu AM, Găman S. Epidemiological aspects of partial edentation. Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation; 12(1); 2020.

12. Gheorghe AG, Mercut V, Popescu SM, Bănică AC, Ionescu M, Gheorghiță LM, Fărcaș-Berechet C, Diaconu OA, Țuculină MJ, Moraru AI. Frequency of endodontic treatment and prevalence of apical periodontitis in abutment teeth – a radiological study. Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation; 11(1); 2019.