This comprehensive review brings together research by biomaterials experts in various fields of dentistry, including oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, and restorative dentistry. Through the presentation of evidence derived exclusively from in vivo studies, the mechanisms governing the aging of materials placed in the oral cavity are clarified and selective aspects of the in vivo performance of materials demonstrated.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Section I: Overview
01. General Aspects of Biomaterial Surface Alterations Following Exposure to Biologic Fluids/George Eliades, Theodore Eliades, and Manolis Vavuranakis
Section II: Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry
02. Aging of Casting Alloys Used in Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry/William A. Brantley
03. Ceramic Behavior Under Different Environmental and Loading Conditions/James L. Drummond
04. Characterization of Retrieved Implants: Titanium, Titanium Alloys, and Hydroxyapatite Coatings/Efstratios Papazoglou, William A. Brantley, and Edwin A. McGlumphy
Section III: Restorative Dentistry
05. Alterations of Dental Amalgam/Miroslav I. Marek
06. Aging of Glass-Ionomer Cements/Aphrodite I. Kakaboura
07. Degradation Mechanisms of Dental Resin Composites/Karl-Johan Söderholm
Section IV: Orthodontics
08. Disintegration of Orthodontic Appliances/Arne Hensten-Pettersen and Nils Jacobsen
09. Characteristics of Used Orthodontic Brackets/Claude G. Matasa
10. Aging of Orthodontic Utilities and Auxiliaries/Theodore Eliades, George Eliades, William A. Brantley, and David C. Watts
Section V: Endodontics
11. Aging of Endodontic Instruments and Materials/Spiros Zinelis and John Margelos
Section VI: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
12. Aging of Stainless Steel Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Implants/Elliott J. Sutow
13. Leaching of Metallic Ions from Plates and Screws Used in Jaw Fracture Fixation/Ian R. Matthew
Section VII: Periodontology
14. Sutures in the Oral Cavity/J. Anthony von Fraunhofer
15. Aging of Bioactive Glass Bone-Grafting Materials/John C. Mitchell
