TY - CHAP AU - Cláudia Ângela Maziero Volpato AU - Luis Gustavo D ́Altoé Garbelotto AU - Márcio Celso Fredel AU - Federica Bondioli ED - Costas Sikalidis Y1 - 2011-09-06 PY - 2011 T1 - Application of Zirconia in Dentistry: Biological, Mechanical and Optical Considerations N2 - The current book consists of twenty-four chapters divided into three sections. Section I includes fourteen chapters in electric and magnetic ceramics which deal with modern specific research on dielectrics and their applications, on nanodielectrics, on piezoceramics, on glass ceramics with para-, anti- or ferro-electric active phases, of varistors ceramics and magnetic ceramics. Section II includes seven chapters in bioceramics which include review information and research results/data on biocompatibility, on medical applications of alumina, zirconia, silicon nitride, ZrO2, bioglass, apatite-wollastonite glass ceramic and b-tri-calcium phosphate. Section III includes three chapters in applications of ceramics in environmental improvement and protection, in water cleaning, in metal bearing wastes stabilization and in utilization of wastes from ceramic industry in concrete and concrete products. BT - Advances in Ceramics SP - Ch. 17 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/21630 DO - 10.5772/21630 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -