Bioceramics 25: Supplement -- Preface, Committees, Symposia, Acknowledgements and Support -- Table of Contents -- I. Bioceramics Synthesis, Characterization and Testing -- Bioactivity Assessment of Niobate Apatite -- Bioactivity of a Poly(70lactic-co-30glycolic acid)/15CaO-85SiO2 Composite with a Dual Pore Structure -- The Influence of Biogenic and Synthetic Starting Materials on the Properties of Porous Hydroxyapatite Bioceramics -- Biocompatible Porous Scaffolds from Derivatized PVA Composites -- Biomimetic Apatite Deposition within Casein-Loaded Hydrogel Scaffolds -- Comparison between the Microstructure of the Mineral Phase in Two Types of Composite Beads for Bone Regeneration -- Effect of Silicon-Doped Calcium Phosphate Bone Substitutes on Bone Formation and Osteoblastic Phenotype Expression In Vivo -- Influence of Time on Thermal Oxidation of CP-Ti Grade II at 850 °C -- Injectable Bioactive Glass/Polysaccharide Polymers Nanocomposites for Bone Substitution -- SEM Characterisation of a Tricalcium Phosphate - Chitosan - PMMA Cement -- Synthesis of Calcium Carbonate Biological Materials: How Many Proteins are Needed? -- The Effect of α-Tricalcium Phosphate Powder Preparation Methods on Cement Properties -- Structural and Surface Characterization of some Ceramic Coatings Obtained by Plasma Jet Spraying on Metallic Biomaterials Substrates -- Tribological Tests and SEM Analysis for Titanium Oxide Layers -- II. Bioceramics Applications in Dentistry -- 2D Versus 3D Aesthetic Preview in Prosthodontic Rehabilitation for Elderly Patients -- Alveolar Bone Augmentation -- Effect of Lithium Disilicate Ceramic Thickness on the Color of Discromic Substate -- Effect on Adhesion to Tooth Structure for some Experimental Dental Adhesive System -- Four Implants Connected Bar with an All Ceramic Milled Superstructure Solution Assesment in Mandibular Edantation.

Hydrolytic Degradation of Dental Composites -- Instrumental Color Evaluation of Ceramic Materials by Using Two Dental Spectrophotometers -- Material Defects in Ceramic Crowns Identification by Optical Coherence Tomography and MicroCT -- Metal-Ceramic Fixed Prosthodontics - An Obsolete Therapeutic Solution? -- Morphologic Characterization of Ceramic-Ceramic Dental Systems Failure -- Researches Regarding the Biomechanics Behaviour of some Impressions Biomaterials Used in Dentistry -- Translucence Study through New Experimental Hybrid Composites -- III. Bioceramics Applications in Orthopedics -- Biomaterials in the Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction -- Bone Substitute Used in a Bilateral Calcaneal Fracture-Case Presentation -- Cement Filling of Contained Defects from Bone Tumor Resections -- Circumferential Decompression with Posterior Instrumentation and Fusion by Lateral Extracavitary Approach - Effective Solution Aiding the Treatment of Infectious Spondylodiscitis -- Comparative Study of Design and PCL-Substituting Systems of Total Knee Prosthesis -- Early Degradation of Resurfacing Prostheses -- Efficacy of a Biphasic Ceramic Bone Substitute in Management of Complex Tibial Plateau Fractures - Clinical and Radiologic Medium-Term Results -- Experimental Evaluation on Rat Model of Different Bioresorbable Materials Potentially Used as Orthopedic Biomaterials -- Formation of Alumina Layer on Ti Alloy for Artificial Hip Joint -- Potential Solutions to Increase the Corrosion Resistance of Metallic Surgical Instruments Using Different Types of Ceramic Coatings -- Our Experience with Alumina on Alumina Weight Bearing in Everyday Orthopedic Practice -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.