Includes bibliographical references and index.

General aspects of biomaterial surface alterations following exposure to biologic fluids / George Eliades, Theodore Eliades, and Manolis Vavouranakis -- Prosthodontics and implant dentistry -- Aging of casting alloys used in prosthodontics and restorative dentistry / William A. Brantley -- Ceramic behavior under different environmental and loading conditions / James L. Drummond -- Characteristics of retrieved implants: titanium, titanium alloys, and hydroxyapatite coatings / Efstratios Papazoglou, William A. Brantley, and Edwin A. Mcglumphy -- Restorative dentistry -- Alterations of dental amalgam / Miroslav Marek -- Aging of glass-ionomer cements aphrodite / I. Kakaboura -- Degradation mechanisms of dental resin composites / Karl-Johan Sلeoderholm -- Orthodontics -- Disintegration of orthodontic appliances / Arne Hensten-Petterson and Nils Jacobsen -- Characteristics of used orthodontic brackets / Claude Matasa -- Aging of orthodontic utilities and auxiliaries: nickel-titanium archwires, stainless steel inner facebow wires, and polyurethane elastomeric chains / George Eliades, Theodore Eliades, William A. Brantley, and David C. Watts -- Endodontics -- Aging of endodontic instruments and materials / Spiros Zinelis and John Margelos -- Oral and maxillofacial surgery -- Aging of stainless steel oral and maxillofacial surgical implants / Elliott J. Sutow -- Leaching of metallic ions from plates and screws used in jaw fracture fixation / Ian R. Matthew -- Periodontology -- Sutures in the oral cavity / Joseph A. Von Fraunhofer -- Aging of bioactive glass bone-grafting materials / John C. Mitchell.

All age.