Full Description
Master the use of dental materials with this all-in-one guide to restorative materials and procedures! Craig's Restorative Dental Materials, Fifteenth Edition, addresses the fundamental concepts and skills needed to understand the science behind dental materials and their appropriate selection when designing and fabricating restorations. It begins with fundamentals and moves on to advanced skills in the manipulation of dental materials, providing insight on the latest advances and research along the way. From an expert author team, this comprehensive resource is considered to be the standard in the field of dental restorative materials.
NEW! Dedicated chapter covers the principles of adhesion and adhesives
NEW! Current photos highlight the latest advances in digital technology in dentistry
NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, features key topics videos for each chapter and INBDE-style clinical cases, plus digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Comprehensive coverage ranges from fundamental concepts to advanced skills, detailing everything you need to know to select appropriate dental materials when designing and fabricating restorations
Clear, focused approach provides an essential understanding of the fast-changing field of restorative dental materials
More than 300 full-color illustrations show clinical detail with clarity and realism
Logical organization arranges chapters by major clinical procedures
· NEW! Chapter on the principles of adhesion and adhesives· NEW! Photos highlighting the advances in digital technology in dentistry.· NEW! Short videos highlighting the key topics on each chapter.· UPDATED! Electronic resources including PPT files for instructors and board-exam-style clinical cases with discussion topics.
Contents
1. Role and Significance of Restorative Dental Materials
2. The Oral Environment
3. Materials-Centered Treatment Design
4. Fundamentals of Materials Science
5. General Classes of Biomaterials
6. Preventive Dental Materials: Compounds Increasing Mineral Saturation and Diffusion Barriers
7. Principles of Adhesion and Adhesive Systems
8. Polymeric Restorative Materials
9. Restorative Materials: Metals
10. Restorative Materials: Ceramics
11. Impression and Casting Material
12. Cementation
13. Technology
14. Dental and Orofacial Implants
15. Tissue Engineering
Appendix A: Conversion of Units
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