Master the use of dental materials with this all-in-one guide to restorative materials and procedures! Craig's Restorative Dental Materials, First South Asia Edition covers everything you need to know to understand the science of selecting dental materials 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 led by Ronald Sakaguchi, this comprehensive resource is considered to be the standard in the field of dental restorations.
Clear, design-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. Practical examples show the fundamental properties and characteristics of materials and demonstrate how basic principles relate to clinical applications.
Table of Contents
1. Role and Significance of Restorative Dental Materials 2. The Oral Environment 3. Materials-Centered Treatment Design 4. Fundamentals of Materials Science 5. Testing of Dental Materials and Biomechanics 6. Biocompatibility and Tissue Reaction to Biomaterials 7. General Classes of Biomaterials 8. Preventative and Intermediary Materials 9. Restorative Materials: Resin Composites and Polymers 10. Restorative Materials: Metals 11. Restorative Materials: Ceramics 12. Restorative Materials: Impression and Casting 13. Materials for Adhesion and Luting 14. Digital Imaging and Processing for Restorations 15. Dental and Orofacial Implants 16. Tissue Engineering Appendix: Conversion of Units