This review scientifically compares the properties of zirconia and titanium, but does not
identify the best among them as an implant material. Surface treatment and modification to …

A thick dentin layer forms the bulk of dental mineralized dental tissues. Dentin is capped by
a crown made of highly mineralized and protective enamel, and in the root, it is covered by …

Osteopontin (OPN) is a highly phosphorylated sialoprotein that is a prominent component of
the mineralized extracellular matrices of bones and teeth. OPN is characterized by the …

If bone is considered as a composite of collagen (protein) and bioapatite (mineral), then
three pathways of diagenesis are identified:(1) chemical deterioration of the organic …

The interface between collagen and the mineral reinforcement phase, carbonated
hydroxyapatite (cAp), is essential for bone's remarkable functionality as a biological …

Odontoblasts are responsible for formation of predentin, which is transformed to dentin when
apatite crystals are formed and the fibrillar matrix becomes mineralized. Odontoblasts are …

The high concentration of mineral present in bone and pathological calcifications is unique
compared with all other tissues and thus provides opportunity for targeted delivery of …

Bone sialoprotein (BSP) is a bone-specific glycoprotein containing phosphoserine and
sulphotyrosine residues and regions of contiguous glutamic acid residues. Recent studies in …

Fluoride participates in many aspects of calcium phosphate formation in vivo and has
enormous effects on the process and on the nature and properties of formed mineral. The …

Virtually every civilization has developed or appropriated technologies for dyeing animal or
vegetable fibers; we desire the sensation of color. The historian of chemistry, Partington …