chapter 1 Role of Implant Surface Properties on the Clinical Outcome of Osseointegrated Oral Implant Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach / chapter 2 Toward an Optimized Dental Implant Design / chapter 3 Implant Surface Design for Development and Maintenance of Osseointegration / chapter 4 Bone Response to Surface Roughness: Measurements and Results from Experimental and Clinical Studies / chapter 5 From Microroughness to Resorbable Bioactive Coatings / chapter 6 Improving the Bio-Implant Interface by Controlling Cell Behavior Using Surface Topography / chapter 7 Osteoblast Response to Pure Titanium and Titanium Alloy / chapter 8 Biomedical Implant Surface Topography and Its Effects on Osteoblast Differentiation In Vitro* / chapter 9 Cellular Interactions at Commercially Pure Titanium Implants / chapter 10 A Selection of Oral Implant Materials Based on Experimental Studies / chapter 11 Possibilities of Improving Implants and Regenerating Dentoalveolar Tissues by Tissue Engineering Using Stem Cells and Growth Factors / chapter 12 Critical Issues in Endosseous Peri-Implant Wound Healing / chapter 13 Initiation and Modulation of Crystal Growth in Skeletal Tissues: Role of Extracellular Matrix / chapter 14 Use of a Matrix Scaffold for Tissue Engineering and Bone Regeneration / chapter 15 Inducing Bone Growth Using Extracellular Matrix Proteins / chapter 16 How Surfaces Interact with the Biological Environment / chapter 17 Osteocapacities of Calcium Phosphate Ceramics / chapter 18 Increasing Biocompatibility by Chemical Modification of Titanium Surfaces / chapter 19 Use of Molecular Assembly Techniques for Tailoring Chemical Properties of Smooth and Rough Titanium Surfaces / chapter 20 Development and Application of Scientific Data: Do Industry and Academia Have Different Scientific Perspectives? / chapter 21 Medical Devices: Regulatory Perspectives and Aspects of Regulatory Risk Management / chapter 22 Self-Assembling and Biomimetic Biomaterials / chapter 23 The Inert�Bioactivity Conundrum / chapter 24 Enhancing the Processes of Discovery and Innovation for Optimal Host Response at Implant Surfaces