Glass-Ionomers in Dentistry

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sidhu, Sharan K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Dentistry.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.

This concise handbook covers relevant and up-to-date knowledge of glass-ionomer cements, from the development of these materials in the early 1970s through to the current state of the art. Their physical, chemical, biological, and clinical properties are described as well as how their formulation an...

Table of Contents:

• Background
• Material Details and Types of GICs
• Clinical Perfomance
• Role of GICs in Caries
• Role of GICs in Atraumatic Restorative Treatment and Minimal Intervention Dentistry
• Role of GICs in Paediatric Dentistry
• Uses in Contemporary Dentistry and Limitations
• The Future of Glass-Ionomers.