Category: Biomechanics & Biomaterials

Editor(s): Sabu Thomas R. M. Baiju Description: This book presents varied clinical applications of nanomaterials in dentistry ranging from diagnostics to therapeutics. it discusses role of nanomaterials in clinical applications and future needs. Contributors are international luminaries in their respective…

Editor(s): Karan Gulati Description: This book provides a comprehensive technical and scientific overview of the surface modification of titanium dental implants. Coverage ranges from basic concepts of surface modification to advanced micro- and nano-engineering strategies employed to achieve augmented bioactivity…

Editor(s): Zohaib Khurshid Muhammad Sohail Zafar Shariq Najeeb Jithendra Ratnayake Description: Biomaterials in Endodontics offers an up-to-date overview of endodontic biomaterials and their applications in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. This book details the key biomaterials used in clinical endodontics…

Author(s): Yoshiki Oshida Description: This unique book about bioscience and the bioengineering of titanium materials is based on more than 1,000 published articles. It bridges the gap between the medical/dental fields and the engineering/technology areas, due to the author’s unique…

Author(s): J. Robert Kelly Description: The use of ceramics in dentistry holds enormous potential for restoring dentitions, but ceramics can be difficult to master because of the common problems of chipping and fracture. This book unlocks the mystery behind successful…

Editor(s): Michel Goldberg Pamela Den Besten Description: This book addresses the structural and biological properties of dental and peridental tissue structures and covers their mineralization process. The book contains a description of dentines, cementum, enamel and bone, including collagens, as…

Editor(s): Mona Riad Shereen Ibrahim Description: Nanotechnology in Conservative Dentistry provides a detailed review of the use of nanotechnology in conservative dentistry, from diagnosis and restorative materials, through to tissue engineering and regeneration. This book covers fundamental topics in the field…

Editor(s): Karthikeyan Subramani Waqar Ahmed Description: Emerging Nanotechnologies in Dentistry, Second Edition, brings together an international team of experts from the fields of materials science, nanotechnology and dentistry to explain these new materials and their applications for the restoration, fixation, replacement…

Author(s): Yoshiki Oshida Toshihiko Tominaga Description: Nickel-Titanium alloys are smart materials exhibiting unique properties such as superelasticity and shape-memory effect. The material has been used as orthodontic wires in the dental field for over 20 years. This book is a…

Editor(s): Iulian Vasile Antoniac Description: This handbook describes several current trends in the development of bioceramics and biocomposites for clinical use in the repair, remodelling, and regeneration of bone tissue. Comprehensive coverage of these materials allows fundamental aspects of the…

Author(s): Bikramjit Basu Description: Biomaterials as a research theme is highly socially relevant with impactful applications in human healthcare. In this context, this book provides a state-of-the-art perspective on biomaterials research in India and globally. It presents a sketch of…

Author(s): John W. Nicholson Description: Since the first edition of The Chemistry of Medical and Dental Materials was published (2002), the field has moved on apace. This new edition is a thorough update by one of the pioneers of the…

Author(s): Mirco Peron Filippo Berto Jan Torgersen Description: Despite their tremendous potential, Mg and its alloys are not yet used in biomedical applications. This book aims to provide scientific insights into the challenges of the materials, and give an overview…

Editor(s): Ramesh S. Chaughule Rajesh Dashaputra Description: As the name suggests this book discusses how nanotechnology has influenced the provision of implant treatment from surgery to prosthetic reconstruction and post treatment biological complications. This book is a sequel to the…

Editor(s): Mary Anne Sampaio de Melo Description: Restorative biomaterials in dentistry are designed to restore the shape and function of teeth. Their applicability is related to restorative procedures such as dental restorations, dentures, dental implants, and endodontic materials. Designing Bioactive…

Editor(s): Valeri S. Gshalaev Aleksandra C. Demirchan Description: Hydroxyapatite is the most widely accepted biomaterial for the repair and reconstruction of bone tissue defects. It has all the characteristic features of biomaterials, such as, biocompatible, bioactive, osteoconductive, non-toxic, non- inflammatory…

Editor(s): Edward Sacher Rodrigo França Description: The contents of this book touch on the all major dental biomaterials: polymers, composites, ceramics and metals. The first part introduces the readers to the surface physicochemical and mechanical characterizations at the nanoscopic level,…

Author(s): Wolfram Holand George H. Beall Description: Glass-ceramic materials share many properties with both glass and more traditional crystalline ceramics. This new edition examines the various types of glass-ceramic materials, the methods of their development, and their countless applications. With…

Author(s): Hamid Reza Rezaie Hassan Beigi Rizi Mojdeh Mahdi Rezaei Khamseh Andreas Öchsner Description: This book discusses the current biomaterials used for dental applications and the basic sciences underpinning their application. The most critical structures in the oral cavity are…

Editor(s): Robert Lanza Robert Langer Joseph Vacanti Anthony Atala Description: Now in its fifth edition, Principles of Tissue Engineering has been the definite resource in the field of tissue engineering for more than a decade. The fifth edition provides an…