Contemporary Dental Materials

Dentistry and dental materials are inseparable. There is hardly any recognized specialty of dentistry that does not employ some type of dental material. The science and technique of dental materials have enriched tremendously over the last century. Especially the last few decades have witnessed phenomenal development of new restorative materials. Comprehensive understanding of the physical, mechanical and biological properties of restorative materials is essential for the dental students as well as practising dentists who are, by the nature of their chosen profession, life-long learners. This textbook provides comprehensive scientific information regarding a variety of materials used in clinical dental practice. The primary readership of this book is the predoctoral (undergraduate) dental students. The practising clinicians and graduate students should also find this book informative. For the latter it should serve as a basis for building their knowledge by additionally studying other textbooks of dental materials science and materials science with more rigorous treatment. Non-dentists, for example those from the disciplines of engineering, should find this book a useful resource for understanding specific modern dental applications of materials.