Dental Materials

Dental Materials: Properties and Manipulation is a comprehensive text focusing on the manipulation of dental materials most commonly used by auxiliaries in the dental office. Dental auxiliaries in some states can legally manipulate and place a number of dental materials as their duties have been extended. Therefore, a solid understanding of material manipulation and properties is vital. Auxiliaries must also be familiar with dental laboratory materials and be able to discuss them with patients. Dental Materials: Properties and Manipulation will allow the student to become familiar with all areas of dental materials, while maximizing his or her exposure to those materials. Features: * Identifies objectives at the beginning of each chapter to emphasize important content. * Unusual terms and phrases are defined in the margin eliminating the need to refer to the glossary at the back of the book. * Reinforces critical concepts just after reading the chapter. * Emphasis is placed on review rather than research articles. * Presented at the end of each chapter so that students can evaluate their understanding of subject matter.
* Defines important terms eliminating the need for a dictionary. * Keeps the student up-to-date on current products and companies. * Figures illustrate and accompany subject matter, allowing the students to visualize manipulations. * Shows side-by-side comparisons of different dental materials. New to this edition: * Integration of study materials that serve as a laboratory aid containing several exercises and review and critical thinking questions. * Development of an Instructor's Manual which will include learning objectives and instructor's classroom outlines for each chapter. A comprehensive Test Bank will provide questions that cover the content of the entire book. * Step-by-step discussion on finishing processes such as composites, amalgam, alloys, ceramics and porcelain, and acrylics. * Addition of several how-to illustrations showing important procedures step-by-step such as mixing of impression materials and amalgam restoration. Basic science information, to ensure the appropriate handling of materials, will be integrated with the necessary how-to information.
* Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter identify the most important concepts to be covered in the chapter. Each chapter will end with a short summary of these points. * Addition of a glossary. The terms defined in the glossary will be highlighted throughout the text for easy identification.