In this updated text, McCabe and Walls (both of the School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle U., UK) introduce undergraduates and above in dentistry to the materials used in the field and the ways they are applied. Thirty-one chapters--including a new one on endonic materials-- cover topics including: gypsum products for dental casts, waxes, metals and alloys, ceramics and porcelain fused to metal, synthetic polymers, denture lining materials, impression materials, dental amalgam, resin-based filling materials, glass ionomer restorative materials, temporary crown and bridge resins, and cements based on phosphoric acid, among others. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)