Category: Biomechanics & Biomaterials

Editors: Lobat Tayebi Keyvan Moharamzadeh Description Biomaterials for Oral and Dental Tissue Engineering examines the combined impact of materials, advanced techniques and applications of engineered oral tissues. With a strong focus on hard and soft intraoral tissues, the book looks…

Authors: C. Mauli AgrawalJoo L. OngMark R. ApplefordGopinath Mani Description: This succinct textbook gives students the perfect introduction to the world of biomaterials, linking the fundamental properties of metals, polymers, ceramics and natural biomaterials to the unique advantages and limitations…

Editor: Richard Shelton Description: Biocompatibility of Dental Biomaterials details and examines the fundamentals of biocompatibililty, also including strategies to combat it. As biomaterials used in the mouth are subject to different problems than those associated with the general in vivo…

Editors: Paulette Spencer Anil Misra Description: Material-Tissue Interfacial Phenomena: Contributions from Dental and Craniofacial Reconstructions explores the material/tissue interfacial phenomena using dental and craniofacial reconstructions as a model system. As the mouth is a particularly caustic environment, the synthetic and/or…

Periodontology, oral surgery, and esthetic and implant dentistry (the POSEID disciplines) are strongly interconnected clinical and research fields. These dental disciplines are currently very active and are the source of development of many new techniques and technologies. Implantable biomaterials were…

Authors: Liang Hao Jonathan Lawrence Description: The biomaterials technology industry is already well established in the western world and is growing rapidly within Asian Pacific nations. It is often described as the ‘next electronics industry’, whilst the laser is described…

Editor: Michel Goldberg Description: This volume is the 1st in a series of Ebooks that bridges the gap between advances in science and clinical practice in odontology. Recent advances in biology, materials science and tissue engineering are increasingly viewed as…

Editors: J FerriE Hunziker Description: One of the most important factors in ensuring successful osseointegration is the stability of the implant after its insertion. In order to achieve optimum conditions for implantation, it is often necessary to prepare the area…

Edited by: Mazen Ahmad Almasri King Abdulaziz University Description: The discipline of dental implantology is one of the scientific medical/dental fields that are moving dynamically very fast. Not to mention the multiple specialties involved in managing the service as well…

Authors:  Karthikeyan Subramani Waqar Ahmed Description:  Comprehensive reference for the selection, fabrication and therapeutic use of nano-biomaterials and nanotechnologies for dental/oral biomedical science and implants, biomedical engineering and medical devices. New nanomaterials are leading to a range of emerging dental treatments that…

Author: Yoshiki Oshida Description: The second edition of Bioscience and Bioengineering of Titanium Materials is an essential resource for anyone researching titanium in its fundamental aspects and in medical/dental applications. The book organizes and processes the findings from over 2,000…

Author:   Karthikeyan Subramani Waqar Ahmed James K. Hartsfield Description:      New nanomaterials are leading to a range of emerging dental treatments that utilize more biomimetic materials that more closely duplicate natural tooth structure (or bone, in the case of…

Author:  Rachel J. Waddington   Alastair J. Sloan Description:      This pioneering book is uniquely dedicated to the science of Tissue Engineering and Regeneration in Dentistry. It presents the growth of knowledge and advancement in this specialist field along with laboratory…

Authors:  Radi Masri Carl Driscoll Description :      Digital equipment in all dental practices is commonplace. From digital imaging through electronic recordkeeping, general dentists and specialists are seeing more accurate diagnoses, faster treatment times, and lower costs for equipment….

Authors: Ajaykumar Vishwakarma; Paul Sharpe; Murugan Ramalingam Description: Tissue Engineering is an interdisciplinary field of biomedical research, which combines life, engineering and materials sciences, to progress the maintenance, repair and replacement of diseased and damaged tissues.  This ever-emerging area of…

Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Author:  Dr. Marco Tatullo  Description:      This authoritative reference presents the modern concepts of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and biomaterials as they pertain to the dental field. The book is organized around three…

Author:  Alexandru Grumezescu Description:      Nanobiomaterials in Dentistry: Applications of Nanobiomaterials discusses synthesis methods and novel technologies involving nanostructured bio-active materials with applications in dentistry. This book provides current research results for those working in an applied setting. The…

Author: Murat Chreli Biomechanics is applied to many fields of dentistry including treatments involving the use of dental implants to provide a means for predicting the clinical outcome. Several experimental and theoretical approaches are being used to accomplish this goal….

Biodental Engineering I Authors:  R. M. Natal Jorge Sonia M. Santos João Manuel R. S. Tavares Description :   The aim of Biodental Engineering is to solidify knowledge of bioengineering applied to dentistry. Dentistry is a branch of medicine with…

Author: STEVEN D. LEVENSTEIN This text presents current research in the field of dentistry. Topics discussed include dental composites with nano-scaled fillers; mapping the structure, composition, properties and dental erosion in human enamel; dental polymer nanocomposites; development of low-shrinkage dental…