Glass-Ionomers in Dentistry
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
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Glass-Ionomers in Dentistry
Sharanbir K. Sidhu Editor
Glass-Ionomers in Dentistry
Editor Sharanbir K. Sidhu Adult Oral Health Institute of Dentistry Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Queen Mary University of London London UK
ISBN 978-3-319-22625-5 ISBN 978-3-319-22626-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-22626-2
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Foreword
I welcome the publication of a book which sets out to establish the current status and future prospects for the development of an important group of materials. Dr Alan Wilson, who is considered the father of glass-ionomer chemistry, would have been delighted that a group of materials based on his original ideas back in the 1970s had come to such prominence. Acknowledgement of the work of Dr Denis Smith in identifying the potential of polycarboxylate-based materials in dentistry also needs to be made. The initial limitations of glass-ionomers which restricted their clinical use have been addressed by various additions and modifications over many years. This has led to some confusion amongst dentists and researchers who have quite rightly asked the question – ‘when is a glass-ionomer not a glass-ionomer?’ Even ISO standards which set out to define composition and minimum performance requirements for materials remain somewhat equivocal on this subject. The group of authors, brought together from the UK and Australia/New Zealand, not forgetting a key contribution from Malta, have tried to address the confusion in a logical way. They represent all stakeholders, including manufacturers, materials scientists, academic clinicians and general practitioners. Overall, it is a us
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