Aims and Scope
The Journal of Dental Biomechanics provides a forum for the discussion of research on biomechanics as it relates to dentistry involving a wide array of applications covering the vast majority of routine dental practice. It will also cover a significant field of research within engineering and biomedicine in general. The main focus will be on tissue and material biomechanics with special emphasis on the mechanical properties of hard and soft tissue and the analysis of response to loading of alloys, polymer and ceramics.
Consequently the Journal of Dental Biomechanics will be of interest to health care professionals actively involved in:
- Enamel and dentin response to loading following treatmen
- Periodontal ligament mechanics (healthy and diseased)
- Lip response to stress from dentition or dentures
- Biomechanics of the TMJ
- Bone loading and remodeling in orthodontics and implantology
- Mechanics of orthodontic materials and miniscrews, prosthodontic materials and implants, amalgam, composite resins and glass ionomers, endodontic files, and oral and maxillofacial surgery plates and screws
The Journal of Dental Biomechanics will offer scientists, researchers, and professionals up to date evidence and vital scientific advancements in biomechanics-related disciplines, host key review papers of high clinical or research calibre and cultivate interactions between basic science and clinical research scientists.