.Order of editors reversed on prev. ed

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Role and significance of restorative dental materials -- The oral environment -- Design criteria for restorative dental materials -- Fundamentals of materials science -- Testing of dental materials and biomechanics -- Biocompatibility and tissue reaction to biomaterials -- General classes of biomaterials -- Preventive and intermediary materials -- Restorative materials -- metals -- Restorative materials -- ceramics -- Replicating materials -- impression and casting -- Materials for adhesion and luting -- Digital imaging and processing for
.restorations -- Dental and orofacial implants -- Tissue engineering