POLYMERIC MATERIALS IN DENTISTRY -- POLYMERIC MATERIALS IN DENTISTRY -- DENTAL SCIENCE, MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- HISTORICAL OVERVIEW -- 1.1. LITERATURE -- POLYMERIC DENTAL PROSTHETIC MATERIALS -- 2.1. DENTURE BASES -- 2.1.1. Physical Form and Composition -- 2.2. DENTURE RELINES -- 2.2.1. Hard Relines -- 2.2.2. Soft Relines -- Acrylic Soft Lining Materials -- Leachable Plasticizer Systems -- Polymerizable Plasticizer Systems -- Silicon Soft Lining Materials -- Room Temperature Polymerizing Materials -- Heat Polymerizing System -- Elastomer/Methacrylate Systems -- 2.2.3. Temporary Relines/Tissue Conditioners -- 2.3. CROWN AND BRIDGE MATERIALS -- 2.4. POLYMER CEMENTS -- 2.4.1. Zinc Polyacrylate (Polycarboxylate) Cements -- 2.4.2. Glass-ionomer Cements (GICs) -- First Generation of Glass-ionomer Cement -- Second-generation Glass-ionomer Cement -- Water-hardening Glass-ionomer Cement -- Conventional Glass-ionomer Chemistry -- 2.4.3. Reinforced Glass-ionomer Cements -- 2.4.4. Resin-modified Glass-ionomer Cements -- 2.4.5. New Conventional Glass-ionomers -- Polyelectrolytes Containing Amide Groups -- Polyelectrolytes Containing N-Vinylpyrrolidone -- 2.4.6. New Visible Light-cured Glass-ionomers -- LITERATURE -- POLYMERIC DENTAL RESTORATIVE MATERIALS -- 3.1. POLYMERIC COMPOSITES -- 3.1.1. Composition of Dental Polymer Composites -- 3.1.1.1. Polymeric Matrix-initiators -- Initiation -- Propagation -- Termination -- 3.1.1.2. Filler -- 3.1.1.3. Coupling Agent -- 3.1.1.4. Polymerization Inhibitor -- 3.1.1.5. Ultra Violet Stabilizer -- 3.1.1.6. Pigment -- 3.1.2. Properties of Polymeric Dental Composites -- 3.1.2.1. Polymerization Shrinkage -- 3.1.2.2. Water Sorption and Solubility -- 3.1.2.3. Thermal Properties -- 3.1.2.4. Radiopacity -- 3.1.2.5. Color -- 3.1.2.6. Biocompatibility -- 3.1.2.7. Fluoride Release.

3.1.2.8. Mechanical Properties -- 3.1.2.8.1. Compressive Strength -- 3.1.2.8.2. Diametral Tensile Strength -- 3.1.2.8.3. Flexural Strength and Modulus of Elasticity -- 3.1.2.8.4. Fracture Strength -- 3.1.2.9. Dynamic Mechanical Properties -- 3.1.2.10. Wear -- 3.1.2.11. Hardness -- 3.1.3. Interaction of Components-General Aspects -- 3.1.3.1. Interaction Monomer-Filler -- 3.2. PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS -- 3.3. ADHESIVES -- 3.3.1. Adhesion Monomers in Commercial Self-etching Enamel-dentin Adhesives -- 3.3.1.1. Phosporous Containing Monomers [87,88,95,98] -- 3.3.1.2. Polymerizable Carboxylic Acids -- 3.3.2. Monofunctional and Crosslinking Monomers in Commercial Adhesives -- 3.3.3. Initiator Systems for Self-etching Adhesives -- 3.3.4. Solvent -- 3.3.5. Filler -- 3.4. LITERATURE -- APPLICATIONS OF POLYMERS IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY -- 4.1. LITERATURE -- APPLICATIONS OF POLYMERS IN THERAPY OF GINGIVITIS AND PERIODONTITIS -- 5.1. POLYMERS FOR CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY -- 5.2. GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION -- 5.3. LITERATURE -- APPLICATIONS OF POLYMERS IN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENTS -- 6.1. LITERATURE -- POLYMERIC DENTAL IMPRESSION MATERIALS -- 7.1. POLYSULFIDES -- 7.2. SILICONES -- 7.2.1. Condensation Type -- 7.2.2. Addition Type -- 7.3. POLYETHERS -- 7.4. LITERATURE -- INDEX.