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The future for biomaterials lies not in individual product areas, but in creating a marriage between materials science and biotechnology.

Understanding interfacial reactions between biological components and artificial substrates will lead to advances in the design of new materials for implantation in the body, the creation of substrata for biotechnology applications, and surfaces for diagnosing tests of biological processes in health and disease.

Check out new animations

These new animations provided by Toronto-based company Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. include voice-over explanations by none other than Dr. Davies himself. We thank 3i Implant Innovations Inc. for their financial support in developing these animations.

Osteogenesis Animation
Osteoconduction Animation
Fibrin Retention Animation

Understanding Peri-Implant Endosseous Healing

Dental implantology is an increasingly successful treatment modality, so why should we still need to understand the mechanisms of peri-implant bone healing? Are there differences between cortical and trabecular healing? What does "poor quality" bone mean? What stages of healing are most important? How do calcium phosphate coated implants accelerate healing? What is the mechanism of bone bonding?

You will find answers to these, as well as many other questions in a new re-issue of the paper "Understanding Peri-Implant Endosseous Healing" by John E. Davies BSc, BDS, PhD, DSc. The paper was originally published in the Journal of Dental Education, vol. 67(8), 2003.

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Bone Engineering Reference Book

In December 1999 leading scientists from around the world came to Toronto, Canada to attend the Bone Engineering Workshop. The results of that outstanding event were put together in a book that we proudly present today to your attention. The book includes 55 chapters (from a total of 156 authors), verbatim discussions from the Workshop, biographical information on the principle contributors, and an extensive index.

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