Replacement surgery of hip joint consists of the substitution of the joint with an implant able
to recreate the articulation functionality. This article aims to review the current state of the art …

This article presents the historical development of the different generations of zirconia and
their range of indications, from veneered to monolithic zirconia restorations. Because of the …

Nanotechnology is widely used in our day to day life including its use in medicine. Using
nanotechnology, it is easy to analyze and manipulate atoms, chemical bonds and molecules …

Laser surface texturing is widely explored for modifying the surface topography of various
materials and thereby tuning their optical, tribological, biological, and other surface …

Statement of problem Studies comparing the translucency of zirconias and lithium disilicates
are limited. Purpose The purpose of this in vitro study was to measure the translucency of …

This review offers an overview on the latest advances in the powder bed selective laser
processing, known as selective laser sintering/melting, of calcium phosphate, silicon …

Zirconia has been recently introduced in prosthetic dentistry for the fabrication of crowns and
fixed partial dentures, in combination with CAD/CAM techniques. This review encompasses …

The failure events of Prozyr® femoral heads in 2001–2002 have opened a strong,
controversial issue on the future of zirconia as a biomaterial. The aim of this paper is to …

This review describes the mechanisms responsible for low-temperature degradation (LTD)
of zirconia ceramics and its detrimental consequences for biomedical devices. Special …

The urge to replace missing teeth dates back to the origin of medicine. Along history, organic
materials, metals, alloys, polymers, glasses, and carbon were used to substitute teeth, but …