General Dentistry
and Implants
6Lasers and Implants Georgios E. Romanos Stony Brook University, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA 6.1 Introduction In modern clinical dentistry, the application scope of lasers has also…
and Bone Surgery
4Lasers and Bone Surgery Georgios E. Romanos Stony Brook University, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA 4.1 Introduction Medical advances for bone surgical procedures are, among others, facilitated…
Laser Safety in Dentistry
8Understanding Laser Safety in Dentistry Vangie Dennis1, Patti Owens2 and Georgios E. Romanos3 1 Executive Director Perioperative Services, Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, USA 2 President of Aesthetic Med Consulting…
and Wound Healing
2Lasers and Wound Healing Georgios E. Romanos Stony Brook University, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA 2.1 Introduction The alterations of living tissue after the use of laser…
Craniofacial Regeneration: Bone
9Craniofacial Regeneration—Bone Laura Guadalupe Hernández Tapia,1, Lucia Pérez Sánchez,1 Rafael Hernández González2 and Janeth Serrano-Bello1,* Introduction Bone tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field that includes biology, medicine and…
Biomimetic Approaches for the Design and Development of Multifunctional Bioresorbable Layered Scaffolds for Dental Regeneration
8Biomimetic Approaches for the Design and Development of Multifunctional Bioresorbable Layered Scaffolds for Dental Regeneration Campodoni Elisabetta, Dozio Samuele Maria, Mulazzi Manuela, Montanari Margherita, Montesi Monica, Panseri Silvia, Sprio Simone,…
Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Dental Tissues
6Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Dental Tissues Febe Carolina Vázquez Vázquez,1 Jael Adrián Vergara-Lope Núñez,1 Juan José Montesinos2 and Patricia González-Alva1,* Introduction Stem cells biology has become a…
Injectable Scaffolds for Oral Tissue Regeneration
13Injectable Scaffolds for Oral Tissue Regeneration Suárez-Franco J.L.* and Cerda-Cristerna B.I. Introduction Regenerative medicine is a field of medicine that has seen a great increase in recent years,…
Dentin-Pulp Complex Regeneration
11Dentin-Pulp Complex Regeneration Amaury Pozos-Guillén and Héctor Flores* Introduction In this chapter we will focus on presenting new strategies for local regeneration therapy of the dentin-pulp complex; such…
From Conventional Approaches to Sol-gel Chemistry and Strategies for the Design of 3D Additive Manufactured Scaffolds for Craniofacial Tissue Engineering
5From Conventional Approaches to Sol-gel Chemistry and Strategies for the Design of 3D Additive Manufactured Scaffolds for Craniofacial Tissue Engineering Gloria A.,1* Russo T.,1 Martorelli M.2 and De Santis R.1…
Composite Materials for Oral and Craniofacial Repair or Regeneration
7Composite Materials for Oral and Craniofacial Repair or Regeneration Teresa Russo, Roberto De Santis* and Antonio Gloria Introduction Over the past decade, a wide range of degradable,…
Clinical Progresses in Regenerative Dentistry and Dental Tissue Engineering
14Clinical Progresses in Regenerative Dentistry and Dental Tissue Engineering Rohan Shah* and Manasi Shimpi Introduction Tissue engineering can be defined as an interdisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering…
Gene Therapy in Oral Tissue Regeneration
12Gene Therapy in Oral Tissue Regeneration Fernando Suaste Olmos,1,* Patricia González-Alva,2 Alejandro Luis2 and Osmar Alejandro2 Introduction to Gene Therapy Definition Gene therapy is an experimental strategy…
Introduction to Oral and Craniofacial Tissue Engineering
1Introduction to Oral and Craniofacial Tissue Engineering María Verónica Cuevas González,1 Eduardo Villarreal-Ramírez1 Adriana Pérez-Soria,1 Pedro Alberto López Reynoso,1 Vincenzo Guarino2 and Marco Antonio Alvarez-Pérez1* Introduction Oral and craniofacial tissues…
Translation of Tissue Engineering Approach from to Clinics
2Translation of Tissue Engineering Approach from to Clinics Daniel Chavarría-Bolaños, 1*, José Vega-Baudrit2, Bernardino Isaac Cerda-Cristerna3, Amaury Pozos-Guillén4, and Mauricio Montero-Aguilar1 Introduction Biotechnological advances in the dental and maxillofacial…
Polymer Materials for Oral and Craniofacial Tissue Engineering
3 Polymer Materials for Oral and Craniofacial Tissue Engineering Iriczalli Cruz Maya and Vincenzo Guarino* Introduction The oral and maxillofacial regions are complex areas since they are…
Calcium Phosphate and Bioactive Glasses
4Calcium Phosphate and Bioactive Glasses Osmar A. Chanes-Cuevas1 José L. Barrera-Bernal1 Iñigo Gaitán-S.1 and David Masuoka2* Introduction The focus of biomaterials has been evolving in the last 50 years, leading…
Gingiva and Periodontal Tissue Regeneration
10Gingiva and Periodontal Tissue Regeneration Avita Rath,1* Preena Sidhu,1 Priyadarshini Hesarghatta Ramamurthy,1 Bennete Aloysius Fernandes,1 Swapnil Shankargouda2 and Sultan Orner Sheriff3 Introduction The fact that periodontal tissues possess the capacity,…