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Dental materials : properties and manipulation / John M. Powers, John C. Wataha.
Levy Dental Medicine Library - Stacks RK652.5 .C7 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Powers, John M., 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dental materials.
- Dental Materials.
- Medical Subjects:
- Dental Materials.
- Physical Description:
- x, 236 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- 10th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Mosby, ©2013.
- Summary:
- "Focusing on the dental materials most commonly used, Dental Materials: Properties and Manipulation, 10th Edition covers the tasks that dental assistants and dental hygienists typically perform. It shows the most current materials, how to mix and apply them in a clinical setting, and how to educate patients about them. Now in full color, this edition adds more photographs of materials actually being mixed, used, and applied, and includes detailed coverage of ceramics, metals, and implant and impression materials. "--Publisher.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction to restorative dental materials. Dental disease and restorative materials
- Restoration of damaged teeth
- Replacement of lost or missing teeth
- Prevention of disease and trauma
- 2. Properties of materials. Dimensional change
- Thermal conductivity
- Electrical properties
- Solubility and sorption
- Wettability
- Mechanical properties
- 3. Preventive dental materials. Fluoride gels, foams, rinses, and varnishes
- Pit and fissure sealants
- Mouth protectors
- 4. Direct esthetic restorative materials. Composites
- Composites for special applications
- Compomers
- Glass ionomers
- Resin-modified glass ionomers
- Bonding agents
- Light-curing units
- 5. Dental amalgam. Silver alloys for dental amalgams
- Mercury
- Reaction of silver alloy with mercury
- Properties of amalgam
- Manipulation of amalgam
- Limiting exposure to mercury
- 6. Finishing, polishing, and cleansing materials. Abrasion
- Prophylactic pastes
- Dentifrices
- Denture cleansers
- Whitening.
- 7. Cements. Cementation
- Water-based cements
- Oil-based cements
- Resin-based cements
- High-strength bases
- Temporary fillings
- Low-strength bases
- Cavity liners and varnishes
- Special applications of cement
- 8. Impression materials. Alginate hydrocoloid impression material
- Alginate substitute impression material
- Elastomeric impression materials
- Addition silicone impression materials
- Polyether impression materials
- Disinfection of elastomeric impressions
- Elastomeric materials for bite registration
- Digital impressions
- 9. Model and die materials. Desirable qualities and types of products
- Gypsum products
- Epoxy products
- Dies from digital data
- 10. Waxes. Important properties of waxes
- Pattern waxes
- Processing waxes
- 11. Casting alloys, wrought alloys, and solders. Fundamental concepts about metals and alloys
- Casting alloys
- Ceramic-bonding casting alloys
- Wrought alloys
- Solders
- Biocopatibility of alloys and solders.
- 12. Casting and soldering. Waxing and spruing
- Investing and burnout
- Casting
- Finishing
- Soldering
- 13. Polymers in prosthodontics. Polymerization
- complete dentures
- Denture soft liners
- Acrylic polymers combined with alloys
- Polymer denture teeth
- Other uses of polymers in prosthodontics
- 14. Dental ceramics. Ceramics in dentistry
- Properties of ceramics
- Clinical uses of dental ceramics
- 15. Dental implants. Important principles
- clinical issues
- Implant materials.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780323078368
- 0323078362
- OCLC:
- 768071631
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