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Bioglass

under Ceramics
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More on Ceramics Definition: Products made by baking or firing nonmetallic minerals (clay and similar materials). In making dental restorations or parts of restorations the material is fused porcelain. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed & Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)  not restricted to dentistry; D25-26 qualif    Other names Ceramic
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Bioglass [ Consil,PerioGlas,novabone ]
  bone-bonding ceramic composed of sodium carbonate, calcium carbonate, phosphorus pentoxide & silica; PerioGlas is the particulate form of Bioglass 		0   *Ceramics Bone Cements Bone Substitutes
Pharma Action Biocompatible Materials 		Am J Orthod 76(6):618;1979; J Biomed Mater Res 1980;14(1):23; J Biomed Mater Res 1980;14(1):55

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