Craig’s Restorative Dental Materials, 15th Edition

• 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.
• Comprehensive coverage ranges from fundamental concepts to advanced skills, detailing everything you 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.

CONTENTS

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