Science of dental materials;.

Properties used to characterise materials;.

Gypsum products for dental casts;.

Waxes;.

Investments and refractory dies;.

Metals and alloys;.

Gold and alloys of noble metals;.

Base metal casting alloys;.

Casting;.

Steel and wrought alloys;.

Ceramics and porcelain fused to metal (PFM);.

Synthetic polymers;.

Denture base polymers;.

Denture lining materials;.

Artificial teeth;.

Impression materials: Classification and requirements;.

Non-elastic impression materials;.

Elastic impression materials: Hydrocolloids;.

Elastic impression materials: Synthetic elastomers;.

Requirements of direct filing materials and historical perspectives;.

Dental amalgam;.

Resin-based filling materials;.

Adhesive restorative materials: bonding of resin-based materials;.

Glass-ionomer restorative materials (polyalkenoates);.

Resin-modified glass-ionomers and related materials;.

Temporary crown and bridge resins;.

Requirements of dental cements for lining, base and luting applications;.

Cements based on phosphoric acid;.

Cements based on organometallic chelate compounds;.

Polycarboxylates, glass-ionomers and resin-modified glass-ionomers for luting and lining;
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