This handbook provides a comprehensive, structured, and application-oriented understanding of dental materials as a cornerstone of modern dentistry and biomedical sciences. It integrates fundamental material science with clinical performance, safety, and regulatory considerations, enabling readers to understand how dental materials influence functional rehabilitation, aesthetics, durability, and patient outcomes.

The book covers a wide spectrum of materials, including metals and alloys, amalgam, noble metals, polymers, impression materials, waxes, gypsum products, cements, ceramics, and implant materials, along with emerging biodegradable and nanotechnology-based systems. It highlights key aspects such as composition, structure, properties, manipulation techniques, and clinical applications, with strong emphasis on biocompatibility, corrosion behavior, surface modification, biomedical waste management, and long-term performance. Advanced topics such as additive manufacturing, biomimetics, nanomaterials, and future trends are also addressed, supporting both academic and translational applications. The book progresses from historical foundations and regulatory frameworks to material-specific science and clinical applications, ensuring a logical and cohesive learning experience.

This handbook is ideal for researchers, biomedical engineers, dental professionals, medical practitioners, and undergraduate and postgraduate students, serving as a reliable resource for education, research, and advanced clinical practice in dental materials.

Prof. Arnab Chanda is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, and a joint faculty at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, AIIMS, Delhi. He is also the founder of a start-up company BIOFIT Technologies LLC, USA. He received his PhD from the University of Alabama, USA and has also been a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. Dr. Chanda specializes in the area of Biomechanics and Biomaterials, especially in Tissue Mimicking (Artificial Tissues) and Characterization, finite element modeling (FEM), robotics and wearable device development, and entrepreneurship. He has received Young Researcher Award and Early Career Award from ASME, MHRD, and AO Spine International-Singapore, and also holds Top-Cited Paper Awards. He holds and has filed 10+ US and Indian Patents, authored several Books and 100+ articles in various international journals. He currently serves as the Associate Editor for the Journal of Appl. Biomaterials & Func. Materials, Associate Editor for the Frontiers in Medical Engineering, Editorial board member for Nature Scientific Reports, and as the guest editor for several journals such as Engineering Research Express.

Mohammad Afazal is a researcher and academician in mechanical and biomedical engineering with an interdisciplinary focus on dental biomechanics, biomaterials, and computational modelling. He is currently the Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University Polytechnic, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. His research interests include dental trauma mechanics, dental prosthetics, dental and polymeric biomaterials, CAD/CAM technologies, implant biomechanics, and multiscale computational modelling. He serves as a reviewer for various journals and is the recipient of the Young Scientist Award from the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology for his contributions in Science and Technology.

Dr. Saba Afreen is a Dental Officer, currenty serving under the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC), Government of Uttar Pradesh, India. She holds a Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) in Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge from Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh Muslim University, and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from the Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. During her postgraduate training, she undertook advanced research focusing on the biomechanical behaviour of dental implant systems and dental materials. Prior to her current appointment, Dr. Afreen served as a Senior Lecturer at Indraprastha Dental College and Hospital, Ghaziabad, where she was actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, clinical supervision, and academic mentoring. Her research interests encompass prosthodontics, dental implantology, dental materials, and nanomaterials, with a focus on evidence-based and translational research.