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

by Carmem S. Pfeifer, DDS, PhD, Jack Ferracane, PhD and Ronald L. Sakaguchi, DDS, PhD, MS, MBA

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ISBN: 9780323933087

Publication Date: 06-06-2025

Page Count: 262

Imprint: Mosby

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Teach your students how to use dental materials with this all-in-one guide to restorative materials and procedures! Craig’s Restorative Dental Materials, Fifteenth Edition, addresses the fundamental concepts and skills needed to understand the science behind dental materials and their appropriate selection when designing and fabricating restorations. It begins with fundamentals and moves on to advanced skills in the manipulation of dental materials, providing insight on the latest advances and research along the way. From an expert author team, this comprehensive resource is considered to be the standard in the field of dental restorative materials.

New to This 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.
Key Features
- NEW! Dedicated chapter covers the principles of adhesion and adhesives
- NEW! Current photos highlight the latest advances in digital technology in dentistry
- NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, features key topics videos for each chapter and INBDE-style clinical cases, plus digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
- UPDATED! PowerPoint^® lecture slides for instructors on the companion Evolve website
- Comprehensive coverage ranges from fundamental concepts to advanced skills, detailing everything students need to know to select appropriate dental materials when designing and fabricating restorations
- Clear, focused approach provides an essential understanding of the fast-changing field of restorative dental materials
- More than 300 full-color illustrations show clinical detail with clarity and realism
- Logical organization arranges chapters by major clinical procedures
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Contents

1. Role and Significance of Restorative Dental Materials
2. The Oral Environment
3. Materials-Centered Treatment Design
4. Fundamentals of Materials Science
5. General Classes of Biomaterials
6. Preventive Dental Materials: Compounds Increasing Mineral Saturation and Diffusion Barriers
7. Principles of Adhesion and Adhesive Systems
8. Polymeric Restorative Materials
9. Restorative Materials: Metals
10. Restorative Materials: Ceramics
11. Impression and Casting Material
12. Cementation
13. Technology
14. Dental and Orofacial Implants
15. Tissue Engineering

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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
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