Prakash Vijay, Gupta Ruchi. Textbook of Dental Materials

Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2019. — 581 p. — ISBN: 978-93-5270-266-4.This book is divided into eight sections: General Properties of Dental Materials, Auxiliary Dental Materials, Impression Materials, Denture Base Materials, Direct and Indirect Restorative Materials, Endodontic and Preventive Materials, and Recent Trends in Dental Materials. The chapter on recent trends in dental materials covers various future materials such as smart materials, biomimetics, zirconia-based materials, the use of lasers, nanotechnology, tissue regeneration techniques, and oral cancer detection tests amongst various other materials. Each chapter has classification and clinical significance highlighted in boxes for better understanding. At the end of each chapter, a section is dedicated to 'Test Yourself' which includes multiple choice questions, long questions, and short notes that will help students to prepare for various university examinations. Enriched with numerous tables, pictures, line diagrams, and flowcharts to simplify the concepts. Contains a glossary at the end of the book, which covers all the commonly used key terms.General Properties of Dental Materials.
Auxiliary Dental Materials.
Impression Materials.
Denture Base Materials.
Direct Restorative Materials.
Indirect Restorative Materials.
Endodontic and Preventive Materials.
Recent Trends in Dental Materials.