Full Description
This book is divided into eight sections: General Properties of Dental Materials, Auxiliary Dental Materials, Impression Materials, Denture Base Materials, Direct and Indirect Restorative Materials, Endodontic and Preventive Materials, and Recent Trends in Dental Materials.
Chapter on recent trends in dental materials covers various future materials such as smart materials, biomimetics, zirconia-based materials, use of lasers, nanotechnology, tissue regeneration techniques, and oral cancer detection tests amongst various other materials.
Each chapter has classification and clinical significance highlighted in boxes for better understanding.
At the end of each chapter, a section is dedicated to 'Test Yourself' which includes multiple choice questions, long questions and short notes which will help students to prepare for various university examinations.
Enriched with numerous tables, pictures, line diagrams, and flowcharts to simplify the concepts.
Contains glossary at the end of the book, which covers all the commonly used key terms.
Includes 'Quick Revision Chart' which includes various materials which are commonly asked in examination for quick revision before the final examination.
Additionally, online resources for both students and instructors are provided along with this book in the form of multiple choice questions including image-based questions, and PowerPoint presentations respectively.
Useful for dental graduates, dental hygienists and dental technicians, and as a ready reference for postgraduates and clinicians.
Contents
Section 1: General Properties of Dental Materials
1. Introduction to Dental Materials
2. Structure of Matter and Properties of Dental Materials
3. Biocompatibility of Dental Materials
Section 2: Auxiliary Dental Materials
4. Gypsum Products
5. Dental Waxes
6. Dental Casting Investment
7. Die and Die Materials
8. Finishing and Polishing Agents
Section 3: Impression Materials
9. Introduction to Impression Materials
10. Elastic Impression Materials
11. Elastomeric Impression Materials
12. Rigid Impression Materials
Section 4: Denture Base Materials
13. Denture Polymers and Polymerization
14. Denture Base Resins
Section 5: Direct Restorative Materials
15. Dental Amalgam
16. Bonding and Bonding Agents
17. Composite Restorative Materials
18. Dental Cements
19. Pulp Protective Agents
20. Direct Filling Gold
Section 6: Indirect Restorative Materials
21. Dental Ceramics
22. Nature of Metals and Alloys
23. Dental Casting Alloys
24. Casting Procedures and Casting Defects
25. Wrought Alloys
26. Soldering and Welding
Section 7: Endodontic and Preventive Materials
27. Endodontic Materials
28. Preventive and Bleaching Materials
Section 8: Recent Trends in Dental Materials
29. Dental Implant Materials
30. Latest Trends in Material Science
Appendix: Dental Products
Standard Technical Specifications
Glossary
Index
