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Materials in dentistry : principles and applications

Covers preventative materials, abrasion and polishing, dental implants and composites. This book is intended for dental assisting, dental hygiene, and first-year dental students. It also provides problem solving and clinically relevant examples, and a description of the ADA materials acceptance and specification program.
Print Book, English, ©2001
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, ©2001
xiv, 354 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9780781727334, 0781727332
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Characteristics of Materials 3 Preventive Materials 4 Intermediary Materials and Cements 5 Direct Esthetic Anterior 6 Direct Posterior 7 Materials for Inlays, Onlays, Crowns, and Bridges 8 Impression Materials 9 Dental Plaster and Stone 10 Temporary Restoratives 11 Materials for Cast Restorations 12 Polymers for Prosthetics 13 Metal Alloys for Orthodontics, Prosthodontics, and Pediatric Dentistry 14 Abrasion and Polishing 15 Dental Implants Glossary Dental Materials Products Dental Product Manufacturers Answers to the Study Questions Inde