Glass ceramics and ceramics have a vast range of applications in tissue
engineering and regenerative medicine. Biocompatible glasses and ceramics, including
bioinert ceramics, bioactive glasses (BGs), and calcium phosphate have been reviewed
in this chapter detailing the history, properties, structure, and application. Ceramics and
glasses with bioactivity and biocompatibility properties are pioneer solutions for a
variety of clinical needs. The capacity of ceramics in hydroxyapatite formation (HA)
has also been explained in this section. This chapter includes the invention of the first
generation of ceramics and an explanation of how significant are their clinical
applications.
Keywords: Hydroxyapatite, Tissue engineering, Bioceramics, Glass-ceramics, Ceramics, Bioactivity, Biocompatibility, Hydroxyapatite (HA), Calcium phosphate (CP), Bioactive glasses, Sol-gel, Bone tissue engineering, Bioinert, Dentistry, Melt-quench, Arthrodesis application, Bone-fillers applications, Scaffolds, Implantation, Dentin hypersensitivity.
