INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL MATERIALS

INTRODUCTION
The science of dental materials involves a study of the composition and properties of materials and the way in which they interact with the environment in which they are placed.
Dental materials may be used in the three phase of dental treatment
1- Prevention.
2- Restoration.
3- Rehabilitation.

Prevention
a- Materials of brushing and flossing.
b- Fluoride therapy.
c- Fissure sealants.
Restoration
a- Filling materials (temporary filling, silver filling, tooth colored filling, gold inlay, ceramic inlay).
b- Materials have soothing and promote healing of the pulp (calcium hydroxide).
c- Root canal treatment (solutions used to clean the canal, materials which fill the canal like gutta percha, silver cone, and sealing paste)
d- Crown and onlay.
e- Post and core.
f- Cements.
g- Model of teeth to fabricate restorations (gypsum products).
h- Impression materials.

Rehabilitation
a- Artificial teeth (acrylic, porcelain).
b- Implant (titanium screw).
c- Fixed partial denture materials.
d- Cements.
e- Removable partial denture materials (metal framework and plastic (acrylic) denture base, or made entirely of plastic).