Text Book of Basic Science of Bio-Dental Materials

This is first edition of Basic Science of Dental Materials. It is envisioned as a review of basic principles on current dental products for graduate dental students along with dental practitioners, predoctoral, dental hygienists and dental technicians. It is also designed as an authoritative reference book for dentists, dental assistants, and corporate marketing staff. Although the scientific concepts presented in some chapters are somewhat advanced, the text information in most chapters can be readily understood by individuals with a general college education. Keeping this text comprehensive yet concise is a challenge. The field of dental materials has grown significantly, but the time available for teaching and studying this subject has not. Therefore, the approach of this book has been to stress basic principles and limit the coverage of historic techniques and materials in order to keep the size of the book relatively constant. The main purpose of the first edition of Basic Science of Dental Materials is to concentrate on the following topics: introduction to dental materials, structure of matter, physical properties of dental materials, mechanical properties of dental material