Dental materials biocompatibility

Craig, R. G. Biocompatibility of Mercury Derivatives , Dental Materials 2, 91-96 (1986)... 

Causton, B. E. (1982). Primers and mineralizing solutions. In Smith, D. C. Williams, D. F. (eds.) Biocompatibility of Dental Materials. Volume II. Biocompatibility of Preventive Dental Materials and Bonding Agents, Chapter 7. Boca Raton, Florida CRC Press Inc. 

Nakamura, M., Kawahara, H., Imia, K., Tomoda, S., Kawata, Y. Hikari, S. (1983). Long-term biocompatibility test of composite resins and glass-ionomer cement (in vitro). Dental Materials Journal, 1, 100-12. 

The excellent performance of GICs as dental materials has lead to their evaluation as biocompatible bone reconstruction materials. Initial results from in vivo and in vitro studies appear very promising [253-257]. 

Silverstone LM (1982) in Smith DC, Williams DF (eds) Biocompatibility of Dental Materials Volume 1, Characteristics of dental tissues and their response to dental materials, CRC Press, 39... 

Biocompatibility -of contact lenses [CONTACT LENSES] (Vol 7) -of dental materials [DENTAL MATERIALS] (Vol 7)... 

Williams DF. Biofunctionality and Biocompatibility. In Cahn RW, Haasen P, Kramer EJ. eds. Materials Science and Technology 14. Medical and Dental Materials, VCH Germany, 1992, pp. 1-27. 

Murray PE, Garcia CG, Godoy FG. How is the biocompatibility of dental materials evaluated Med. Oral Pathol. Cir. Bucal 2007 12 E258-E266. E258-E266. 

Titanium is used in medicine mainly for its mechanical benefits in surgical and dental materials in a host of orthopedic and orthodontic appliances, with or without other metals (for example nickel, cobalt, chromium), and generally without serious adverse effects. Titanium and its alloys are in use as implants in bone surgery (1,2) and in dental materials (3,4). Research on the biocompatibility of metal and tissue continues (5). 

Materials are indexed quite adequately. The broad MeSH heading Biomedical and Dental Materials includes such narrower terms as Alloys, Biocompatible Materials, Polymers, and Tissue Adhesives. More precise narrower terms au-e also provided, for example, the many different types of polymers (e.g., cyanoacrylates, elastomers, plastics, and silicones). 

Williams, D.F. (1990) Biocompatibility an overview, in Concise Encyclopedia of Medical and Dental Materials (ed. D.F. Williams), Pergamon Press, Oxford. 

According to a recent Delphi study on the future key qualities for the clinical success of dental restorations, the three areas of development of highest importance were identified as (i) optimising adhesion, (ii) improving biocompatibility of biomaterials and (iii) minimising technical complexity and sensitivity. When considering the future role of restorative dental materials and treatments, the same... 

Synthetic pol)mieric materials have been widely used in medical disposable supply, prosthetic materials, dental materials, implants, dressings, extracorporeal devices, encapsulants, polymeric drug delivery systems, tissue engineered products, and orthodoses as that of metal and ceramics substituents [Lee, 1989]. The main advantages of the polymeric biomaterials compared to metal or ceramic materials are ease of manufacturability to produce various shapes (latex, film, sheet, fibers, etc.), ease of secondary processability, reasonable cost, and availability with desired mechanical and physical properties. The required properties of polymeric biomaterials are similar to other biomaterials, that is, biocompatibility, sterilizability, adequate mechanical and physical properties, and manufacturability as given in Table 40.1. 

G. Schmalz, Resin-based composites, in G. Schmalz, D. Arenholt-Bindslev (Eds.), Biocompatibility of Dental Materials, Springer-Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany, 2009, pp. 99-137. 

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