Next Generation Biomaterials for Bone and Periodontal Regeneration - by Rick Miron

The use of biomaterials in dental medicine has become so widespread over the past few decades that an entire textbook was needed to address their use during bone and periodontal regeneration. As little as 40 years ago, the practice of dentistry did not embrace the various bone grafts, barrier membranes, or growth factors currently available in today’s market. Over the years, exponential growth of each of these classes of biomaterials has delivered many new regenerative modalities and protocols for the improvement of patient care. As the number of new and innovative biomaterials continues to rise, many of them remain entirely foreign to practicing clinicians, and this book was designed to address this gap of knowledge by summarizing some of the groundbreaking research performed to date on this topic. Over 70 international authors have contributed to this textbook, each with different surgical backgrounds and expertise utilizing the various regenerative biomaterials presented throughout