title: [Biomaterials and infection in dental and maxillofacial surgery].
abstract: Based on metals, polymers, ceramics, carbons or natural products, biomaterials represent an essential contribution to the repair or reconstruction of the hard or soft tissues of the dental and maxillofacial area. In order to avoid unsuccessful results these materials should realize a satisfactory tissue integration without bacterial colonization able to compromise the tissue-biomaterial finalized cooperation. The evolution of the science and technology of biomaterials should allow to get tissue toxicity-free materials which also inhibit microorganisms adherence, the infectability becoming a criteria as important as the biocompatibility itself.
authors.affiliation: Stomatologie et Chirurgie maxillo-faciale, Strasbourg.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Muster
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017266:Dental Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013515:Surgery, Oral; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials
vernacular_title: Biomatériaux et infectiologie en chirurgie dentaire et maxillo-faciale.