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Ceramic Implant Materials

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Biomaterials Science and Engineering

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Although the use of ceramic materials is well known in dentistry, their use in medicine as implants is relatively new. The main advantage of ceramics over other implant materials is their “inertness” or “biocompatibility,” which is due to their low chemical reactivity. However, certain ceramics are made reactive so as to induce direct bonding to hard tissues. Some ceramics are also made to be absorbed in vivo after their original function is fulfilled.

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Park, J.B. (1984). Ceramic Implant Materials. In: Biomaterials Science and Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2769-1_9

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