Properties of Dental Materials

Front

What are specially fabricated materials used in Dentistry?

Back

Temporary fillings, restorations, root canal materials, impression materials, prosthetic materials, dental implants.

Front

What is the purpose of dental materials in dentistry?

Back

Preventative: Prevents/Arrest Demineralization of tooth structure. Restorative: Replace, repair, rebuild and enhance esthetics. Auxiliary: Used to fabricate a denture but does not become part of a denture.

Front

What are the two types of restoration in dentistry?

Back

Direct restoration: Filling placed directly on the tooth (e.g., Amalgam). Indirect restoration: Fabricated outside the patient's mouth and cemented onto the cavity preparation.

Front

What disciplines are included in restorative dentistry?

Back

Operative Dentistry, Endodontics, Prosthodontics (Removable and Fixed), Periodontology.

Front

What is a bitewing radiograph used for?

Back

It is useful in diagnosing proximal caries.

Front

What are the main functions of the teeth?

Back

Mastication (chewing), protection of supporting structure, esthetics, and phonetics.

Front

What is the significance of tooth shape?

Back

Protects the supporting structure during mastication and directs food from supporting structures (Gingiva and Bone).

Front

What is the proximal contour of a tooth?

Back

Contact with adjacent teeth, space in contact area for supporting structures, space for blood vessels and nerves for supporting structures.

Front

What are contact points in dentistry?

Back

No contact leads to food impaction, which can cause gingival inflammation and caries.

Front

What are embrasures?

Back

V-shaped spaces that originate at the proximal contact areas between adjacent teeth, filled by papillae.