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DENTAL MATERIALS
Dental Materials
Properties and Manipulation
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Ninth Edition

By
John Powers, PhD, Senior Vice President and Editor, The Dental Advisor, Dental Consultants, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan; Professor of Oral Biomaterials, Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials, University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston, Houston, Texas
John Wataha, DMD, PhD, Chair, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington

Description
Focusing on the dental materials most commonly used, this comprehensive text covers the tasks that dental assistants and hygienists typically perform. It describes current and emerging dental materials, how to properly mix and apply them, and how to explain them to patients. With this edition, you'll stay on top of the rapidly developing field of dental materials!

Contents
1. Introduction to Restorative Dental Materials

2. Properties of Materials

3. Preventive Dental Materials

4. Direct Esthetic Restorative Materials

5. Dental Amalgam

6. Finishing, Polishing, and Cleansing Materials

7. Cements

8. Impression Materials

9. Model and Die Materials

10. Waxes

11. Casting Alloys, Wrought Alloys, and Solders

12. Casting of Dental Metals

13. Polymers in Prosthodontics

14. Dental Ceramics

15. Dental Implants

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Bibliographic details
Paperback, 384 pages, publication date: OCT-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-04964-1
ISBN-10: 0-323-04964-8
Imprint: MOSBY


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