A fluoride-containing bioactive glass composition suitable for bulk implant prosthetic devices and coatings for prosthetic devices, the bioactive glass compositions selected from glass formulations containing, by mole 46.1% SiO.sub.2, 2.6% P.sub.2 O.sub.5, 26.9% CaO and 24.4% Na.sub.2 O and glass formulations...http://www.google.ca/patents/US4775646?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4775646 - Fluoride-containing Bioglass.TM. compositions