Materials in Dentistry: Principles and Applications

The Second Edition of this textbook for dental assisting, dental hygie ne, and first-year dental students retains its well-organized, easy-to -follow format, with enhanced content, tables, illustrations, and disp lay boxes. Expanded chapters cover preventative materials, abrasion an d polishing, dental implants and composites. Coverage of new materials includes ceramics, dental cements, and new gold alloys for PFM restor ations. Additional problem solving and clinically relevant examples ar e provided, plus a concise description of the ADA materials acceptance and specification program. Other features include a glossary of terms, chapter outlines, manufacturer websites, and review and checkpoint q uestions denoting clinical situations.