Category: Biomechanics & Biomaterials

Editors: Zohaib Khurshid;  Shariq Najeeb;  Muhammad Sohail Zafar;  Farshid Sefat Description Advanced Dental Biomaterials is an invaluable reference for researchers and clinicians within the biomedical industry and academia. The book can be used by both an experienced researcher/clinician learning about…

Editor(s): Marta Fernández-García Marina P. Arrieta Alexandra Muñoz-Bonilla Coro Echeverría Agueda Sonseca Description: This special issue “Polymeric Materials: Surfaces, Interfaces and Bioapplications” was proposed to cover all the aspects related to recent innovations on surfaces, interfaces and bioapplications of polymeric…

Author(s): Andy H. Choi Besim Ben-Nissan Description: Ceramics have been used as biomaterials for oral and maxillofacial applications due to their excellent bioactivity, high hardness and wear resistance. One of the key drawbacks of synthetic implants is their failure to…

Author(s): Jorge BelinhaR.M. Natal JorgeJ.C. Reis CamposMário A.P. Vaz, JoãoManuel R.S. Tavares Description: Dentistry is a branch of medicine with its own particularities and very different fields of action, and is generally regarded as an interdisciplinary field. The use of…

Author(s): R.M. Natal Jorge J.C. Reis Campos Mário A.P. Vaz Sónia M. Santos Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares Description: Since dentistry is a branch of medicine with its own peculiarities and very diverse areas of action, it can be considered as…

Editor(s): Kendell PawelecJ. A. Planell Description: Bone Repair Biomaterials: Regeneration and Clinical Applications, Second Edition, provides comprehensive reviews on materials science, engineering principles and recent advances. Sections review the fundamentals of bone repair and regeneration, discuss the science and properties…

Editors: Francis Froes Ma Qian Description: Titanium in Medical and Dental Applications is an essential reference book for those involved in biomedical materials and advanced metals. Written by well-known experts in the field, it covers a broad array of titanium…

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…

Editors: Carlos P. BergmannAisha Stumpf Description: This book gives an introduction to the mechanical behavior and degradation of dental ceramics and guides the reader through their performance under effect of oral environments. It addresses the different kinds of dental ceramics,…

Editor: Lobat Tayebi Description: This book offers readers a valuable overview of recent advances in biomedical engineering, as applied to the modern dentistry.  It begins by studying the biomaterials in dentistry, and materials used intraoperatively during oral and maxillofacial surgery…

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…

Editor: Ramesh S. Chaughule Description: This book discusses current trends and potential areas of nanotechnology applications in dental materials. Dentistry is undergoing yet another change to benefit mankind via the discipline of nanodentistry. A variety of nanostructures such as nanorobots,…

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…

Current and Potential Clinical Applications Editor: Anil Kishen Description: This book provides detailed information on the emerging applications of nanomaterials and nanoparticles within endodontics, highlighting the exciting potential clinical impact of nanotechnology in the field. The range of applications covered…