1Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil 2Universidade Estadual Paulista UNESP, Araçatuba Dental School, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil 3Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Social Dentistry, Area of Statistics, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

RESUMO 1PhD Students, Endodontics, Dept. Dental Materials, Restorative Dentistry and Endodtics, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil. 2Full Professor, Endodontics, Dept. Dental Materials, Restorative Dentistry and Endodtics, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil. 3Assistant Professor,Endodontics, Dept. Dental Materials, Restorative Dentistry ...

1Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil 2Universidade de São Paulo USP, Institute of Chemistry, Department of Fundamental Chemistry, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 3Universidade Estadual Paulista UNESP, Araçatuba Dental School, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil 4Universidade E...

Sir, Mechanical irritation interdental loop wiring and intermaxillary fixation causes inflammation of oral mucosa, marginal gingiva and lips is virtually unavoidable in maxillofacial surgery.[1] Filippi et al. compared different types of splints (composite wire splinting, button bracket splinting, resine splinting and titanium trauma splinting) by means of irritation on gingival mucosa and lips...

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 F. Puoci (ed.), Advanced Polymers in Medicine, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-12478-0_9 Abstract Polymers represent the foundation of modern restorative Dentistry. The majority of dental procedures currently utilized in clinical dentistry depend on the close interaction of polymeric materials with dental tissues. In fact, the dental matrix itself is l...

Gradual wear of opposing teeth is a normal phenomenon in human dentition. To ensure a better quality of life through better dental health, there is a need for quality dental restorative materials to repair or replace natural teeth. Several aspects are looked at when designing a proper dental implant. Aesthetics, durability, and integration with the supporting teeth and soft tissues are some key...

Early childhood caries is now affecting the children in dangerous proportions. There is a widespread loss of the tooth material irrespective of the type of the carious lesion. Restoration of such lesions with a strong permanent bond between the dental tissues and the restorative dental materials would be a highly desirable requisite of any restorative material. Ultramorphological characterizati...

Ceramics are very important in the science of dental biomaterials. Among all dental ceramics, zirconia is in evidence as a dental biomaterial and it is the material of choice in contemporary restorative dentistry. Zirconia has been applied as structural material for dental bridges, crowns, inserts, and implants, mostly because of its biocompatibility, high fracture toughness, and radiopacity. H...