Craig's Restorative Dental Materials - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 15th Edition

· NEW! Chapter on the principles of adhesion and adhesives· NEW! Photos highlighting the advances in digital technology in dentistry.· NEW! Short videos highlighting the key topics on each chapter.· UPDATED! Electronic resources including PPT files for instructors and board-exam-style clinical cases with discussion topics.

1. Role and Significance of Restorative Dental Materials
- Scope of Materials Covered in Restorative Dentistry
- A Systems Approach to Restorative Materials
- Application of Various Sciences
- Future Developments in Biomaterials

2. The Oral Environment
- Enamel
- The Mineral
- Dentin
- Physical and Mechanical Properties
- The Dentin–Enamel Junction
- Oral Biofilms and Oral Health
- Early Oral Biofilm Development on Enamel
- Oral Biofilm Maturation
- Oral Biofilm Development on Restorative and Implant Materials
- Interactions of Oral Biofilms With Common Restorative Materials
- Interactions of Oral Biofilms With Denture and Implant Materials
- Caries Prevention

3. Materials-Centered Treatment Design
- Evidence-Based Dentistry
- Patient Evidence
- Scientific Evidence
- Planning for Dental Treatment

4. Fundamentals of Materials Science
- Mechanical Properties
- Force
- Stress
- Stress-Strain Curves
- Viscoelasticity
- Dynamic Mechanical Properties
- Surface Mechanical Properties
- The Colloidal State
- Diffusion Through Membranes and Osmotic Pressure
- Adsorption, Absorption, and Sorption
- Surface Tension and Wetting
- Adhesion
- Optical Properties
- Color
- Measurement of Color
- Surface Finish and Thickness
- Opacity, Translucency, Transparency, and Opalescence
- Index of Refraction
- Optical Constants
- Thermal Properties
- Temperature
- Transition Temperatures
- Heat of Fusion
- Thermal Conductivity
- Specific Heat
- Thermal Diffusivity
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
- Electrical Properties
- Electrical Conductivity and Resistivity
- Dielectric Constant
- Electromotive Force
- Galvanism
- Electrochemical Corrosion
- Other Properties
- Tarnish and Discoloration
- Water Sorption
- Setting Time
- Shelf Life
- Biocompatibility and Tissue Reaction to Biomaterials
- Reactions of Pulp
- Reaction of Other Oral Soft Tissues to Restorative Materials
- Summary

5. General Classes of Biomaterials
- Metals and Alloys
- Chemical and Atomic Structure of Metals
- Atomic Structure
- Physical Properties of Metals
- Polymers
- Basic Nature of Polymers
- Principles of Polymerization
- Polymerization Mechanism
- Phases of Addition Polymerization
- Ceramics
- Composites

6. Preventive Dental Materials: Compounds Increasing Mineral Saturation and Diffusion Barriers
- Fluoride-Containing Agents and Materials
- Fluoride Varnishes
- Silver Diamine Fluoride
- Glass Ionomer to Prevent Progression of Caries
- Composition and Setting
- Resin-Modified Glass Ionomers
- Composition
- Properties
- Applications of GI and RMGI
- Casein Phosphopeptides-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate
- Composition
- Properties
- Application
- Clinical Studies
- Sodium Trimetaphosphate
- Composition
- Properties
- Applications
- Clinical Studies
- Bioactive Glass
- Composition
- Properties
- Applications
- Clinical Studies
- Calcium Hydroxide
- Composition
- Properties
- Applications
- Clinical Studies
- Tricalcium Silicate Cements
- Composition
- Properties
- Applications
- Clinical Studies
- Pit and Fissure Sealants
- Resin-Based Pit and Fissure Sealants
- Composition
- Properties
- Application of Resin-Based Sealants
- Flowable Composites as Sealants
- Clinical Outcomes Using Different Types of Sealants
- Resin Infiltration
- Composition
- Properties
- Applications
- Clinical Studies

7. Principles of Adhesion and Adhesive Systems
- Principles of Adhesion
- Types of Adhesion
- Adhesive Systems
- Bonding Substrates
- Bonding to Other Substrates
- Repair of Composite, Ceramic, and Ceramic-Metal Restorations

8. Polymeric Restorative Materials
- Resin Composites
- Multipurpose Resin Composites
- Composition
- Polymerization Reactions
- Packaging of Composites
- Properties of Composites
- Physical Properties
- Mechanical Properties
- Clinical Properties
- Composites for Special Applications
- Bulk-Fill Composites
- Flowable Composites
- Laboratory Composites
- Core Build-Up Composites
- Provisional Composites
- Light-Curing Units
- Quartz-Tungsten-Halogen Light-Curing Units
- Blue Light-Emitting Diodes
- Blue Light Hazards
- Prosthetic Applications of Polymers
- Physical Form and Composition
- Non-restorative Uses for Polymers: Athletic Mouth Protectors

9. Restorative Materials: Metals
- Metals for Direct Placement: Amalgam
- Composition and Morphology
- Amalgamation Processes: Admixed Alloys
- Physical and Mechanical Properties
- Bonding of Amalgam
- Dental Casting Alloys
- Types and Composition
- Metallic Elements Used in Dental Alloys
- Noble Alloys
- Base-Metal Alloys
- Wrought Alloys
- Microstructure
- Composition
- Properties
- Wrought Stainless Steel Alloys
- Wrought Nickel-Titanium Alloy
- Wrought Beta-Titanium Alloy

10. Restorative Materials: Ceramics
- Ceramics
- Classification of Dental Ceramics
- Classification by Application
- Classification by Fabrication Method
- Classification by Crystalline Phase
- General Applications of Ceramics in Prosthetic Dentistry
- Metal-Ceramic Crowns and Fixed Dental Prostheses

Carmem S. Pfeifer, DDS, PhD, Associate Professor Biomaterials and Biomechanics, OHSU, USA, Jack Ferracane, PhD, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Oregon Health and Science, University Portland, Oregon, USA and Ronald L. Sakaguchi, DDS, PhD, MS, MBA, Associate Dean for Technology and Innovation Professor, Biomaterials and Biomechanics, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Oregon Health and Science, University Portland, OR, USA