Böcker av Gerard Keith

Dental materials comprise natural tissues and biocompatible synthetic materials that are utilized for restoring damaged, decayed and fractured teeth. They can be categorized as preventive materials, auxiliary materials or restorative materials. The study of dental materials encompasses a wide variety of terms, properties, compositions and microstructures that are used to forecast or describe the functioning of restorative and preventive biomaterials. Natural tissues like bone, enamel, cementum and dentin, and biocompatible synthetic materials like composite structures, polymers, ceramics and metals are used in dental procedures. Furthermore, materials including ceramic, amalgam and resin can be used to create crowns, fillings and other tooth restorations. Each material is suitable for a variety of applications and circumstances, and has different advantages and disadvantages. Dental materials are utilized in a variety of treatments including the reconstruction of teeth, removal of plaque, aesthetic intervention, implants and the treatment of caries. This book is compiled in such a manner, that it will provide in-depth knowledge about dental materials. It will serve as a reference to a broad spectrum of readers.

Dental materials are special products designed for usage in dentistry. Various types of dental materials are used in dentistry and characteristics of these materials vary based on their intended purpose. Generally utilized dental materials include temporary dressings, cements, impression materials, lining materials and restorative materials. Temporary dressings are interim materials used as dental fillings, which are not meant to last long and have therapeutic properties, such as zinc oxide eugenol. Common usage of temporary dressing is done in root canal procedure, which is completed in more than one appointment. Dental cements are utilized majorly for indirect restorations, like binding crowns to the natural surface of the tooth. Materials that are used generally as dental cements include zinc oxide cement, zinc polycarboxylate cement, zinc phosphate cement, resin-based cement, glass ionomer cement and copper-based cement. Impression materials are used for obtaining negative imprints of soft tissues and teeth, which are used for casting positive representation. This book unravels the recent studies on dental materials. It will help new researchers by foregrounding their knowledge on the clinical applications of dental materials.