Materials Science for Dentistry

Materials Science for Dentistry, Tenth Edition, is a standard resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in dentistry. It provides fundamental coverage of the materials on which dentistry depends, covering the structure and chemistry that govern the behavior and performance of materials. Particular classes of materials include gypsum, polymers, acrylic, cements, waxes, ceramics and metals. Other chapters review surfaces, corrosion, mixing, casting, cutting and bonding, and mechanical testing. This updated edition, which includes substantial chapters on chemistry, has been extensively revised with new material on temporary restoration resins, hydraulic silicate cements and the practical aspects of wetting surfaces.

Mindfully written to provide explanations for behavior, formulation, clinical and laboratory instructions and procedures, there is no comparable resource for researchers, students, teachers and practitioners in the field of dentistry.

Presents the most comprehensive and detailed book on dental materials scienceIncludes new material that covers wetting, mechanics, zirconia, and fibersContains a new chapter on chemistryDeveloped by an experienced international expert with feedback and input from practicing scientists, clinicians, instructors and students

1. Mechanical Testing
2. Gypsum Materials
3. Polymers
4. Rheology
5. Acrylic
6. Resin Restorative Materials
7. Flexible Impression Materials
8. Composition and Phase Diagrams
9. Cements and Liners
10. Surfaces
11. Metals I: Structure
12. Metals II: Constitution
13. Corrosion
14. Silver Amalgam
15. Mixing
16. Waxes
17. Casting Investments
18. Casting
19. Casting Alloys
20. Cutting, Abrasion and Polishing
21. Steel and Cermet
22. Soldering and Welding
23. Mechanics
24. Light and Colour
25. Porcelain
26. Radiography
27. More Polymers
28. More Metals
29. More Mechanical Testing
30. More Chemistry
31. Equipment