Biodental Engineering II

R.M. Natal Jorge, J.C. Reis Campos, João Manuel R.S. Tavares, Mário A.P. Vaz & Sónia M. Santos, all from the Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.

• Preface; Invited Lectures; How do dental students perceive profession demands? Designing dental implant surfaces by Laser microtexturing; Three-dimensional visualization of teeth by magnetic resonance imaging during speech; Backscattered electron imaging for the interface analysis of dental biomaterials; Finite element analysis applied to a dental implant-supported structure; Design of orthodontic mini-implants contributing to implantation torque; Effectiveness of passive ultrasonic irrigation time in the smear layer removal; Impact of fluoride agents on mechanical properties of orthodontic wires; Use of a clinical decision-support system in implant-supported rehabilitations; Composite-reinforced glass fiber morphology; Biomaterials in critical-size bone defects: pointers for a standardized analysis; Fluorescence versus confocal microscopy for the assessment of bone remodelling; Evaluation of the mechanical environment of the median palatine suture during rapid maxillary Expansion; Numerical model of thermal necrosis due a dental drilling process; The occlusion in total prosthesis; Implant-abutment geometry and its role in bone level preservation; Risk factors for implant treatment failure: a case-control study; Biomodelling partial anodontia case for analysis and surgical implant rehabilitation; In vitro pilot study on bone heating during surgical implant bed preparation; In vivo dental implant micro-movements measuring with 3D digital image correlation method; Projection and construction of universal testing machine to simulate fatigue cycles during the insertion/detachment of implant attachments; 3D evaluation of dental impaction using Computed Tomography; Nasal bone in prenatal ultrasound and genetic changes with orofacial manifestations; Guided tissue regeneration and genetics; Different methods for composite removal after bracket debonding; Modified core design in an all-ceramic CAD-CAM crown – a numerical stress analysis; New method and software prototype for automatized measurement of crestal bone levels around implants; X-ray fluorescence technique to evaluate in vitro the de/remineralization in bovine enamel; Analysis of a bar-implant using a meshless method; Analysis of dental implant using a meshless method; Mandible bone tissue remodelling analysis using a new numerical approach; A meshless method analysis of maxillary central incisor; Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide on the inorganic composition of bovine enamel; Analysis of failure cobalt-chromiun alloy for partial removable dental prostheses; Stress distribution in a zirconia one-piece dental implant; Clinical records in removable prosthodontics: Paper vs computorized format; Development of a thematic learning object for removable partial denture teaching; Multimedia tools in the teaching of removable denture prosthesis