title: Biocompatibility of dental materials.
abstract: With the long history of use of many materials in dental surgery, biocompatibility concerns are not as great a concern as other issues, such as long-term degradation, mechanical strength problems, and prevention of secondary caries. It is important, however, not to forget that the potential exists for adverse tissue responses to synthetic materials used in repair, augmentation, and repair of natural tissue structures. As new materials and repair techniques become available and the sophistication of cell-level and subcellular response evaluations increases, the concerns to be addressed and the methods to be used may change. The advent of tissue-engineered medical products may mean that new questions must be addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Materials Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry, 2500 North State Street, Jackson 39216, USA. kstjohn@sod.umsmed.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: St John
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000737:chemistry; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D023822:Tissue Engineering
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003188:Composite Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003764:Dental Materials; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D003723:Dental Amalgam