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This South Asian edition, based on the 12th edition of Phillips’ Science of Dental Materials, while maintaining the current and authoritative nature, has incorporated certain fe… Read more
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This South Asian edition, based on the 12th edition of Phillips’ Science of Dental Materials, while maintaining the current and authoritative nature, has incorporated certain features, which would make it more valuable to students and clinicians in the Indian context. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the composition, biocompatibility, physical properties, mechanical properties, manipulative variables, and performance of direct and indirect restorative materials and auxiliary materials used in dentistry.
Part I General Classes and Properties of Dental Materials 1
1. Overview of Preventive and Restorative Materials 3
2. Structure of Matter and Principles of Adhesion 16
3. Physical and Chemical Properties of Solids 30
4. Mechanical Properties of Dental Materials 50
5. Structure and Properties of Cast Dental Alloys 71
6. Dental Polymers 96
7. Biocompatibility 117
Part II Auxiliary Dental Materials 155
8. Impression Materials 157
9. Gypsum Products 189
10. Dental Waxes, Casting Investments, and Casting Procedures 203
11. Materials and Processes for Cutting, Grinding, Finishing, and Polishing 242
Part III Direct Restorative Materials 269
12. Bonding and Bonding Agents 271
13. Resin-Based Composites 293
14. Dental Cements 328
15. Dental Amalgams 365
Part IV Indirect Restorative Materials 391
16. Dental Casting Alloys and Metal Joining 393
17. Wrought Metals 422
18. Dental Ceramics 445
19. Prosthetic Polymers and Resins 505
20. Dental Implants 532
21. Emerging Technologies 553