Regular papers; Biomechanical study of changes in buccal bone; structure induced by expansion screw, I. Braga, D. Rocha, P. Filgueiras, E. Las Casas, R. Andrade, R. Natal Jorge, and P.A.L.S. Martins; Simulation of the behavior of mandibular; periimplant bone with a remodeling model, J. Ojeda, J. Martinez-Reina, and J. Mayo; Damage detection in a human premolar tooth from; image processing to finite element analysis, U. Andreaus, M. Colloca, and D. Iacoviello; Fracture behaviour of some heat curing dental; resins, B. Ghiban, N. Ghiban, A. Ghiban, C.M. Bortun, N. Faur, and A. Cernescu; Effect of the material of the prefabricated post; on restored premolars, P.J. Rodriguez-Cervantes, C. Gonzalez-Lluch, J.L. Sancho-Bru, A. Barjau-Escribano, A. Perez-Gonzalez, and L. Forner-Navarro; Simulation of the bone filling of a dental; alveolus, M.S. Commisso, J. Martinez-Reina, and J. Mayo; Histological evaluation of pulp tissue and; periodontal regeneration in autogenous tooth transplantation, M.M. Ferreira, E.V. Carrilho, L. Carvalho, and; M.F. Botelho; Methods for assessing dental wear in bruxism, A. Batista Meireles, T. Pereira Machado; Cornacchia, E.B. Las Casas, F. de Souza Bastos, G.C. de Godoy, F. dos Santos; Marques, P. Lilles Drews Jr., A. Alves Neto, and M.F. Montenegro Campos; Three dimensional skeletal muscle tissue; modeling, Y.T. Lu, H.X. Zhu, J. Middleton, S. Richmond, L. Beldie, and B. Walker; New formulations for space provision and bone; regeneration, P. Palma, S. Matos, J. Ramos, F. Guerra, H. Figueiredo, and J. Kauser; An automatic morphometrics data extraction; method in dental X-ray image, L.A.P. Neves, P.H.M. Lira, and G.A. Giraldi; Risk of failure at the cement-enamel junction of; a human premolar tooth, U. Andreaus, and M. Colloca; A mechanobiological model for bone ingrowth on; dental implants, M.A. Perez, J.M. Garcia-Aznar, M. Doblare, and P. Moreo; Optical behavior of two dental bleaching agents; irradiated with different wavelength, M.V. Lucas, G.R. Sousa, and M. Pinotti; Influence of Boroxide Bioactive Bioglasses (BBB); on osteoblast viability, P. Valerio, A.M. Goes, U. Karacayli, O. Gunduz, S. Salman, A. Zeki; Sengil, S. Yilmaz, S. Agathopoulos, and F. Nuzhet Oktar; Effect of sintering temperature on mechanical; properties and microstructure of zeolite (clinoptilolite) reinforced bovine; hydroxyapatite (BHA) composites, U. Karacayli, O. Gunduz, S. Salman, L.S. Ozyegin, S. Agathopoulos, A. Zeki Sengil, and F. Nuzhet Oktar; The thickness of the cortical bone in different; maxillae using medical images, E.M.M. Fonseca, M.J. Lima, J.K. Noronha, and; M.A.P. Vaz; Glass-ionomer cements: A review of their; engineering properties, J.W. Nicholson; Computational analysis of thermal and mechanical; behaviour of FGM-based (Ti/HA) endosseous dental implants in normal and; overloading conditions -- A method for designing an FGM-based innovative dental implant, G. Cevola; Metal ceramic fixed partial denture -- fracture; resistance, P. Piloto, A. Alves, A. Correia, J.C. Reis Campos, J.C. Sampaio Fernandes, M.A.P. Vaz, and N. Viriato; Pre-school telediagnosis of dental problems: A; teledentistry project, R. Amavel, R. Cruz-Correia, and J. Frias-Bulhosa; The strain patterns of the mandible for; different loadings and mouth apertures, A. Ramos, A. Completo, C. Relvas, J.A. Simoes, M. Mesnard, and A. Ballu; Maxilla bone pre-surgical evaluation aided by 3D; models obtained by Rapid Prototyping, L. Queijo, J. Rocha, L. Barreira, T. Barbosa, A. Ramos, and M. San Juan; A numerical framework for wound healing at the; bone-dental implant interface, J.C. Vanegas A., N.S. Landinez P., and D.A. Garzon-Alvarado; Evaluation of desinsertion strength of total; prosthesis with an intra-oral transducer, M.H. Figueiral, P. Fonseca, and C. Pereira-Leite; Analysis of the orthodontic wire behavior; through the computational numerical simulation, E.A. Ferreira, A.C. Cimini Jr., E.B. Las Casas, and N.F. Rilo; Characterization of polymerization reaction of; self-curing dental cements using fibre optic sensors, N.J. Alberto, J.L. Pinto, L. Carvalho, and R.N. Nogueira; Clinical evaluation of implant retained; overdentures: Biological complications, J. Galvao-Mendes, M.H. Figueiral, C. Leal Silva, A. Pinho, and F. Morais-Branco; Case study of a temporomandibular joint hypermobility; in classical singing, F.M. La, M.P. Clemente, N. Rocha, and J.C. Pinho; The biomechanical challenge with angled; implants, T. Coutinho Almeida, P. Ferras Fernandes, J.C. Sampaio Fernandes,C. Leal Silva, and A. Pinho; Biomechanical and clinical performance of a; cantilevered tooth-implant fixed bridge, A.A. Sousa, J. Galvao-Mendes, P. Rocha-Almeida, A. Pinho, and J.C. Sampaio Fernandes; Evaluation of the displacements transmitted to a; pig jaw, by orthodontic and orthopaedic devices, A.P. Botto, L. Carvalho, J. Monteiro, N.V. Ramos, M. Vaz, M.B. Hecke, and J. Ustrell; Comparison of bracket/arch friction for passive; self-ligated and conventional brackets, A.R. Barros, and L. Carvalho; Evaluation of the quantity of MMA released by; denture base resins, M. Costa, V. Seabra, A. Amaral, and L. Carvalho; Muscular and articular forces exerted on the; human mandible, M. Mesnard, A. Ballu, A. Ramos, J.A. Simoes, V.A. Lokhov, and Y.I. Nyashin; Stress distribution on cantilever dental; prostheses, A. Correia, J.C. Sampaio Fernandes, J.C. Reis Campos, M. Vaz, N.V. Ramos, and J.M. da Silva; Clinical evaluation of implant-retained; overdentures: Mechanical complications, J. Galvao-Mendes, P.J. Almeida, J.C. Reis; Campos, C. Leal Silva, and J.C. Sampaio Fernandes; Bioactive nanohybrid scaffolds mimicking natural; dentin xenotransplanted in immunodeficient mice, A. Valles, E. Novella, M. Sancho, G. Gallego, M. Monleon, and C. Carda; Manufacturing and evaluation of the; effectiveness of a new custom mouthpiece for wind instrumentists, D. Coimbra, A. Portela, J. Frias-Bulhosa, J. Cavalheiro, and M. Vasconcelos; Minor maxillofacial bone augmentation for dental; prostheses implantation, A.I. Silva, C. Calado, J. Juliao, M.C. Gaspar, and F.V. Antunes; Author index