Table of contents
Preface ix
Part I Fundamentals
1 Properties of materials—tensile properties
2 Toughness, elastic/plastic behavior, and hardness
3 Physical properties of materials
4 Adhesion and cohesion
5 Mechanical adhesion
6 Dental hard tissues
7 Bone
Part II Laboratory materials
8 Gypsum materials
9 Die materials
10 Dental waxes
11 Investments and casting
Part III Dental biomaterials
12 Inelastic impression materials
13 Elastic impression materials
14 Occlusal (bite) registration materials
15 Precious metal alloys
16 Base metal alloys
17 Porcelain bonding alloys
18 Implant metals
19 Partial denture base materials
20 Complete denture bases—acrylic resin
21 Modifi ed acrylics and other denture base resins
22 Denture fracture and repair
23 Denture liners
24 Denture cleansing
25 Dental luting
26 Cavity varnishes, liners, and bases
27 Provisional (temporary) dental cements
28 Inorganic (acid–base reaction) cements
29 Resin-modifi ed and resin cements
30 Denture adhesives
31 Dental amalgam
32 Adhesive dentistry
33 Bonding to dentin
34 Composite restorative resins
35 Endodontic fi lling materials
36 Provisional fi lling materials and restorations
37 Materials in periodontics
38 Dental porcelain
39 Manipulation and properties of porcelain
40 Strengthening porcelain
41 Advanced ceramic systems
42 CAD-CAM restorations
43 Orthodontic materials
44 Grinding, polishing, and fi nishing
45 Adverse effects of dental biomaterials
46 Dental erosion
Glossary
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