Main 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