Dental Biomaterials, an Issue of Dental Clinics of North America

This issue of Dental Clinics of North America focuses on Dental Materials, and is edited by Drs. Jack Ferracane, Luiz E. Bertassoni, and Carmem S. Pfeifer. Articles will include: Tooth: Its structure and properties; Dental light curing; Bioactive dental materials having remineralizing or antimicrobial characteristics; Materials for regenerating dental pulp and soft tissues; Dental adhesives; Polymer-based direct filling materials; Dental impression materials and techniques; Dental ceramics for restoration and metal-veneering; Dental cements for luting and bonding restorations; Bone augmentation materials; Dental implants, and more!

Dr. Ferracane is a founding fellow and past-President of the Academy of Dental Materials. He is a past-President of the American Association for Dental Research. He is the recipient of the Wilmer Souder Award from the Dental Materials Group of the IADR, the Founders Award from the Academy of Dental Materials, and the Hollenback Award from the Academy of Operative Dentistry. He is an honorary member of the American College of Dentists and the Oregon Dental Association. He has authored or co-authored several textbooks on dental materials and operative dentistry and has published extensively on biomaterials.

Dental Clinics of North America Biomaterials for Oral Health Preface: Biomaterials for Oral Health The Tooth: Its Structure and Properties Bioactive Dental Composites and Bonding Agents Having Remineralizing and Antibacterial Characteristics Advanced Scaffolds for Dental Pulp and Periodontal Regeneration An Overview of Dental Adhesive Systems and the Dynamic Tooth-Adhesive Interface Polymer-based Direct Filling Materials Light Curing in Dentistry Dental Impression Materials and Techniques Dental Ceramics for Restoration and Metal Veneering Dental Cements for Luting and Bonding Restorations: Self-Adhesive Resin Cements Biomaterials for Craniofacial Bone Regeneration Dental Implants