Phillips' science of dental materials /
Science of dental materials
Kenneth J. Anusavice, Chiayi Shen, H. Ralph Rawls
- 12th ed
- St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Saunders, c2013
- xiii, 571 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Overview of preventive and restorative materials -- Structure of matter and principles of adhesion -- Physical and chemical properties of solids -- Mechanical properties of dental materials -- Structure and properties of cast dental alloys -- Dental polymers -- Biocompatibility -- Impression materials -- Gypsum products -- Dental waxes, casting investments, and casting procedures -- Materials and processing for cutting, grinding, finishing, and polishing -- Bonding and bonding agents -- Resin-based composites -- Dental cements -- Dental amalgams -- Dental casting alloys and metal joining -- Wrought metals -- Dental ceramics -- Prosthetic polymers and resins -- Dental implants -- Emerging technologies