A review of the effect of various ions on the properties and the clinical applications of novel bioactive glasses in medicine and dentistry
Bioactive glass is a novel material that dissolves and forms a bond with bone when exposed to body fluids. Bioactive glasses are silicate-based, with calcium and phosphate in identical proportions to those of natural bone; therefore, they have high biocompatibility. Bioactive glasses have wide-rangi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Saudi Dental Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905213000667 |