Dental Materials Exam 1

Biomaterials

man-made materials that are used to replace tissues or that function in intimate contact with living tissues.

Dental Materials

Biomaterials used in the oral cavity

Biocompatibility

The lack of harmful effects to the patient

Class 1 ada

Least regulated

Class 2 ada

II devices gain approval from the FDA after being shown to be equivalent to products currently in use.

Class 3 ada

Most regulated

When does a product get ADA seal?

If it does what it's says it's going to do

Who can approve implants?

FDA

3 classifications of dental materials

Use
Location of fabrication
Longevity of use

Esthetic Materials

Tooth colored

Abutement

a mass that supports each end of a bridge, the actual tooth

Pontic

False tooth that replaces a missing tooth

prosthesis

artificial body part

Cast

When a restoration is constructed on the replica

Diagnostic cast

When replica is used to study the size and position of oral tissue

Luting

Gluing

Luting agents

dental cements

Base

Used as strength and insulation. Bulkier

liner

Painted on to protect dentin from chemicals

Direct restoration

Create the restoration in the mouth

Indirect restorations

Take a picture or impression and send off to lab

What is the only dental materials that can be direct and indirect

Veneers

Cements are classified as what

Base or liner

temporary restoration

Short term

Interim restoration

A long term temporary restoration, ex for an addict

G.V. Black's Classification

Review

Preventative materials

Sealants
Mouth guards
Fluoride trays

Polishing

Use of a rubber cup with an abrasive agent

Dental implants

screws or posts that are anchored into alveolar bone and protrude through the gingiva

Indirect restorations include

Crowns, inlays, polymers

Direct Restoration examples

Amalgam
Composite resin
Glass ionomers
Intermediate restorative materials/IRM
Tooth whitening products

Materials science

the study of the characteristics and uses of materials in science and technology

Gases type of bond

Weak bonds

Liquids order

Short range order

Solids: Crystalline

Long range order, spatial consistency

Solids: Amorphous

Short range, random

bond length

the distance between the nuclei of two bonded atoms

secondary bonds

Permanent dipoles
Hydrogen bonds ( strongest of secondary)
Fluctuation- bugs around a light

Metals characteristics

Metallic bonds
Electron cloud
Ductile
Amorphous

Ceramics characteristics

Ionic bonds
Strong and brittle
Crystalline
Porcelain

Polymers

Long chains, covalently bonded

Composites

2 or more materials
Commonly polymer and ceramic

Colloids

2 phase materials
Example is emulsion
Algenite

secondary bonds

Partial charges from an uneven distribution of electrons around an atom or molecule

4 types of properties

Physical
Mechanical
Chemical
Biological

Density

mass/volume
Depends on atoms present, packing of atoms and voids in material

Boiling and melting points

Temperature range and specific tempuratures

vapor pressure

Measure of liquids tendency to evaporate and become a gas

Thermal conductivity

the rate at which a substance conducts thermal energy

heat capacity

The amount of heat something can hoard

Heat of fusion

Amount of energy required to melt a material

Heat of vaporaization

Amount of energy required to boil a material

coefficient of thermal expansion

Measure of change in volume in relation to change in temperature
Ex) inner tube

Percolation

Opening and closing of the gap between tooth structure and a restoration due to differences in coefficients of thermal expansion

Results of percolation

Microleakage
Tooth sensitivity
Recurrent decay

electrical conductivity

Good- metal
Poor-polymers and ceramics

Viscosity

Ability of liquid to flow

high viscosity

High contact angle, poor wetting
Ex);lotion

low viscosity

Low contact angle, good wetting
Ex) alcohol

Knoop Hardness scale

Higher the number= harder the material

Knoop hardness of dental structures

Enamel 350
Dentin 70
Porcelain 400-500
Acrylic 20

Durometer measurements

used to determine hardness of impression materials and other elastic polymers

abrasion resistance

Goldilocks principle

Solubility

Amount of material that dissolves in liquid

water sorption

Amount of water a material can absorb
Ex) milk and cookie

Color

Phsycological response to physical stimulus(light)

Radiolucent materials

Ceramic, acrylic

Radiopaque materials

Most things.
Metals

Elasticity

A material's ability to recover its initial shape after undergoing a force

Strain

Change in length that occurs when stress(force) is placed on a material

Stress

Force that develops in a loaded object

3 types of stress

compression, tension, shearing

Relationship of stress and strain

Always occur together

High MOE

Enamel

Low MOE

Rubber band

Failure

Ultimate strength

yield point

point at which elasticity is almost exceeded

Bending is what 2 forces

Compression and tension

Poisson's Ratio

Elephant and a marshmellow

Resilience

Material has the ability to absorb energy without becoming deteriorated
Ex) mouth guard

Toughness

How much energy a material can absorb before failure
Ex) bike helmet

Low fracture toughness

Glass
Dental porcelain

high fracture toughness

metals

fracture toughness

The measure of a material's resistance to fracture when a crack is present.

Fatigue

Material failure due to being stressed repetitively for a long time

creep

Amalgams
Small change in shape when an object is under continuous compression

stress relaxation

Slow decrease in force over time
Ex) hair types and braces

stress concentration

stress increases around defects