Bioceramics applications in dental materials date back to 1892, and since
then, many advances have allowed the development of bioceramics for applications in
three main areas of dentistry: restorative, rehabilitative, and regenerative dentistry. This
chapter will cover clinical situations in which dental tissues need clinical interventions
using bioceramics. The main properties of these ceramics and their main advances and
applications in restorative, rehabilitative, and regenerative dentistry will also be
addressed. In summary, innovation in bioceramics has allowed the development of
implants and restorative materials able to bind to the dentin and enamel, besides
showing suitable aesthetics and mechanical properties for applications in load-bearing
regions. These bioceramics have also been used as scaffolds in alveolar, mandibular,
and maxillary bone regeneration, and recently computer-based technologies like CADCAM and 3D-printing have guided their advances. Finally, future perspectives and
open questions are discussed at the end of the chapter.
Keywords: Additive manufacture, Alumina, Bioactive glass, Bioinert glass, Bone regeneration, Calcium phosphate, Dental implant, Dental restauration, Dentin hypersensitivity, Drug delivery, Endodontics, Glass-ionomer cement, Hydroxyapatite, Periodontics, Regenerative dentistry, Rehabilitative dentistry, Restorative dentistry, Tricalcium phosphate, Tissue engineering, Titania, Zirconia.
