The book provides concepts about ceramic materials that are needed to understand the basic science and engineering of ceramics and their properties. It explains how surgeons can use bioceramic implants and surgical instruments to allow the tissue to bond to the implant to achieve bone repair with the bone/implant structure that is strong and functional.

The book also includes the chemistry, physical chemistry and physics need to design compositions that are strong and have excellent tissue response. In order to achieve this appropriate knowledge of anatomy and physiology is required which is presented in the book. This is followed by a section on manufacturing: composition, forming, shaping, heat treating, property measurement, and surgical tests. The next section contains other bioceramic products followed by a section on the requirements and methods of surgery, and a final section on FDA requirements and legal procedures.