· Clear, focused approach provides an essential understanding of the fast-changing field of restorative dental materials.· Comprehensive coverage ranges from fundamental concepts to advanced skills, detailing everything you need to know to select dental materials when designing and fabricating restorations.· 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.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Dedication - p. v 5. Contributors - p. vi 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Acknowledgments - p. viii 8. Contents - p. ix 9. Multimedia Resources - p. ix 10. 1 Role and Significance of Restorative Dental Materials - p. 1 11. 2 The Oral Environment - p. 3 12. 3 Materials-Centered Treatment Design - p. 18 13. 4 Fundamentals of Materials Science - p. 22 14. 5 General Classes of Biomaterials - p. 64 15. 6 Preventive Dental Materials: Compounds Increasing Mineral Saturation and Diffusion Barriers - p. 76 16. 7 Principles of Adhesion and Adhesive Systems - p. 96 17. 8 Polymeric Restorative Materials - p. 107 18. 9 Restorative Materials: Metals - p. 128 19. 10 Restorative Materials: Ceramics - p. 157 20. 11 Impression and Casting Materials - p. 173 21. 12 Cementation - p. 207 22. 13 Technology - p. 219 23. 14 Dental and Orofacial Implants - p. 247 24. 15 Tissue Engineering - p. 256 25. Appendix A Conversion of Units - p. 268 26. Index - p. 270
· Clear, focused approach provides an essential understanding of the fast-changing field of restorative dental materials.· Comprehensive coverage ranges from fundamental concepts to advanced skills, detailing everything you need to know to select dental materials when designing and fabricating restorations.· 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.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Dedication - p. v 5. Contributors - p. vi 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Acknowledgments - p. viii 8. Contents - p. ix 9. Multimedia Resources - p. ix 10. 1 Role and Significance of Restorative Dental Materials - p. 1 11. 2 The Oral Environment - p. 3 12. 3 Materials-Centered Treatment Design - p. 18 13. 4 Fundamentals of Materials Science - p. 22 14. 5 General Classes of Biomaterials - p. 64 15. 6 Preventive Dental Materials: Compounds Increasing Mineral Saturation and Diffusion Barriers - p. 76 16. 7 Principles of Adhesion and Adhesive Systems - p. 96 17. 8 Polymeric Restorative Materials - p. 107 18. 9 Restorative Materials: Metals - p. 128 19. 10 Restorative Materials: Ceramics - p. 157 20. 11 Impression and Casting Materials - p. 173 21. 12 Cementation - p. 207 22. 13 Technology - p. 219 23. 14 Dental and Orofacial Implants - p. 247 24. 15 Tissue Engineering - p. 256 25. Appendix A Conversion of Units - p. 268 26. Index - p. 270
