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Dental materials
chapters 1&2
Study of dental materials | science that deals with the development, properties, manipulation, care evolution, and evaluation of materials used in the treatment and prevention of dental disease. |
Dental materials are classified as? | Preventative restorative therapeutic |
preventive | reduce or eliminate dental disease in the oral cavity |
restorative | materials used to reconstruct a tooth structure |
therapeutic | materials used to treat disease |
what would be the perfect material? | biocompatible bonds permanately esthetic repair or regenerate |
biocompatible | doesn't impede or adversely affect living tissue |
bonds permanently | connect with or joint to tooth structures |
esthetic | tooth colored, it looks natural |
repair or regenerate | missing teeth or tissues |
why study dental materials ? | safety maintenance delivery patient education |
safety- | handling materials, disposing, and patients safety |
maintenance- | clean, polish, know what type of instruments are being used |
delivery- | behavior of material how the material is mixed |
patient education- | options of the material , choices, and maintenance |
1. restorative materials | major effort is directed towards restorative functions |
permanent | materials that can last up to 20 years adjunct material |
temporary | fix few weeks to months |
intermediate bases or thermal/chemical insulators | placed between two structure and restoration insulates tooth from chemicals and temperatures |
adjunct material | louting agent or cement |
2. Impression materials | construction of appliances also impressions of diagnostic casts |
3. casts, models, or dies | replica of the mouth, teeth, or tooth area of the mouth |
4. prostatic appliances | artificial restore function and esthetics |
5. polishing agents | used to polish teeth, trails, and appliances |
6.pit and fissure sealants | preventive measure can help/safe patient from having restorations later |