1. Introduction to restorative dental materials. Dental disease and restorative materials -- Restoration of damaged teeth -- Replacement of lost or missing teeth -- Prevention of disease and trauma -- 2. Properties of materials. Dimensional change -- Thermal conductivity -- Electrical properties -- Solubility and sorption -- Wettability -- Mechanical properties -- 3. Preventive dental materials. Fluoride gels, foams, rinses, and varnishes -- Pit and fissure sealants -- Mouth protectors -- 4. Direct esthetic restorative materials. Composites -- Composites for special applications -- Compomers -- Glass ionomers -- Resin-modified glass ionomers -- Bonding agents -- Light-curing units -- 5. Dental amalgam. Silver alloys for dental amalgams -- Mercury -- Reaction of silver alloy with mercury -- Properties of amalgam -- Manipulation of amalgam -- Limiting exposure to mercury -- 6. Finishing, polishing, and cleansing materials. Abrasion -- Prophylactic pastes -- Dentifrices -- Denture cleansers -- Whitening --

7. Cements. Cementation -- Water-based cements -- Oil-based cements -- Resin-based cements -- High-strength bases -- Temporary fillings -- Low-strength bases -- Cavity liners and varnishes -- Special applications of cement -- 8. Impression materials. Alginate hydrocoloid impression material -- Alginate substitute impression material -- Elastomeric impression materials -- Addition silicone impression materials -- Polyether impression materials -- Disinfection of elastomeric impressions -- Elastomeric materials for bite registration -- Digital impressions -- 9. Model and die materials. Desirable qualities and types of products -- Gypsum products -- Epoxy products -- Dies from digital data -- 10. Waxes. Important properties of waxes -- Pattern waxes -- Processing waxes -- 11. Casting alloys, wrought alloys, and solders. Fundamental concepts about metals and alloys -- Casting alloys -- Ceramic-bonding casting alloys -- Wrought alloys -- Solders -- Biocopatibility of alloys and solders --

12. Casting and soldering. Waxing and spruing -- Investing and burnout -- Casting -- Finishing -- Soldering -- 13. Polymers in prosthodontics. Polymerization -- complete dentures -- Denture soft liners -- Acrylic polymers combined with alloys -- Polymer denture teeth -- Other uses of polymers in prosthodontics -- 14. Dental ceramics. Ceramics in dentistry -- Properties of ceramics -- Clinical uses of dental ceramics -- 15. Dental implants. Important principles -- clinical issues -- Implant materials.