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Dental materials : properties and manipulation / Robert G. Craig, John M. Powers, John C. Wataha.
Levy Dental Medicine Library - Stacks RK652.5 .C7 2004
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LIBRA RK652.5 .C7 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Craig, Robert G. (Robert George), 1923-2003.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dental materials.
- Dental Materials.
- Medical Subjects:
- Dental Materials.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 348 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Eighth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, [2004]
- Summary:
- Long acknowledged as a classic in the field, Dental Materials: Properties and Manipulation is your indispensable guide to manipulating the dental materials most commonly used in the dental office. The all-new eighth edition of this comprehensive text gives you the information required to understand the properties of dental materials and develop the necessary skills to manipulate materials correctly. Comprehensive, yet easy to use, this edition of Dental Materials includes many new illustrations that highlight the text and an array of helpful new features designed to enhance your learning experience.
- Contents:
- Chapter 2 Properties of Materials 14
- Dimensional Change 15
- Thermal Conductivity 18
- Electrical Properties 18
- Solubility and Sorption 20
- Wettability 20
- Mechanical Properties 21
- Chapter 3 Preventive Dental Materials 38
- Fluoride Gels, Rinses, and Varnishes 40
- Pit and Fissure Sealants 42
- Mouth Protectors 49
- Chapter 4 Direct Esthetic Restorative Materials 64
- Composites 66
- Composites for Special Applications 77
- Compomers 79
- Glass Ionomers 80
- Hybrid Ionomers 82
- Bonding Agents 83
- Light-Curing Units 85
- Chapter 5 Dental Amalgam 91
- Silver Alloys for Dental Amalgams 92
- Mercury 93
- Reaction of Silver Alloy with Mercury 94
- Properties of Amalgam 95
- Manipulation of Amalgam 99
- Mercury Hygiene 103
- Bonding of Amalgams 104
- Chapter 6 Finishing, Polishing, and Cleansing Materials 110
- Abrasion 112
- Prophylactic Pastes 120
- Dentifrices 121
- Denture Cleansers 124
- Bleaching 127
- Chapter 7 Cements 132
- Cementation 133
- High-Strength Bases 145
- Temporary Fillings 147
- Low-Strength Bases 148
- Cavity Liners and Varnishes 149
- Special Applications of Cement 150
- Chapter 8 Impression Materials 156
- Rigid Impression Materials 160
- Alginate Impression Material 161
- Agar Hydrocolloid Impression Material 171
- Elastomeric Impression Materials 175
- Polysulfide Impression Materials 175
- Silicone Impression Materials 180
- Polyether Impression Materials 187
- Disinfection of Elastomeric Impressions 190
- Elastomeric Materials for Bite Registration 191
- Chapter 9 Model and Die Materials 198
- Desirable Qualities and Types of Products 200
- Gypsum Products 201
- Epoxy Products 215
- Chapter 10 Waxes 221
- Important Properties of Waxes 222
- Pattern Waxes 226
- Processing Waxes 229
- Chapter 11 Dental Casting Alloys and Solders 234
- Fundamental Concepts about Metals and Alloys 236
- Casting Alloys 239
- Wrought Alloys 244
- Considerations for Ceramic Bonding Alloys 246
- Solders 249
- Chapter 12 Casting of Dental Metals 255
- Waxing and Spruing 256
- Investing and Burnout 260
- Casting and Pickling 263
- Finishing and Polishing 265
- Chapter 13 Plastics in Prosthetics 270
- Polymerization Process 271
- Acrylic Plastics as Denture Bases 275
- Modified Acrylic Denture Base Plastics 279
- Plastics as Soft Liners 284
- Retention of a Complete Denture 286
- Plastics as Prosthetic Teeth 286
- Plastic-Metal Combinations 287
- Other Uses of Plastics in Dentistry 289
- Chapter 14 Dental Ceramics 296
- Composition and Properties of Dental Ceramics 297
- Ceramic-Fused-to-Metal (PFM) Restorations 299
- All-Ceramic Restorations 303
- Repair of Ceramic Restorations 304
- Denture Teeth 305
- Chapter 15 Dental Implants 309
- Clinical Issues 313
- Implant Materials 315.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 032302520X
- OCLC:
- 53474728
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