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Single cycle degree course 6 years in
School of dental medicine
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

DENTAL MATERIALS
cod. 21351

Academic year 2014/15
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Malattie odontostomatologiche (MED/28)
Field
Discipline odontoiatriche e radiologiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
49 hours
of face-to-face activities
7 credits
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Integrated course unit module: DENTAL MATERIALS AND PROSTHETIC TECHNOLOGIES

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Learning objectives

Provide students with the basic concepts on dental biomaterials. In particular, students will acquire detailed knowledge of the physical and chemical principles that are the basis of the use of biomaterials in a clinical setting.

Prerequisites

Students need a basic knowledge of principles of chemistry and physics

Course unit content

The course focuses on dental biomaterials and and their physicochemical and mechanical characteristics

Full programme

Matter and its aggregation states
Physical and chemical properties of dental materials
Mechanical properties of dental materials
Plaster
Cements
Glassionomers
Polymers in dentistry: impression materials, cements and composites
Adhesion
Dental waxes
Dental ceramics
Principles of metallurgy, metal alloys in dentistry
Titanium
Biocompatibility
Cell responses to biomaterials
Wound healing
Biomaterials in tissue regeneration

Bibliography

G. Spoto e A.A. vari.: Materiali e Tecnologie Odontstomatologiche. Ed. Ariesdue, 2012
J. Park, RS Lakes: Biomaterials An introduction. Springer 2007

Recommended reading:
Simionato. Scienza dei Materiali Dentari, Ed. Piccin 1995, Vol. 1&2 (Testo ormai datato ma molto valido per i concetti fondamentali, espressi con linguaggio molto semplice e comprensibile)
Craig's Restorative Dental Materials, 13e, Mosby 2011
Strategies in regenerative medicine (Ed. M. Santin, Springer, 2009, pp. 55-154, 431-466);

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Lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination to assess the understanding of the course content and the ability to apply the acquired knowledge to a clinical practice. The examination will also evaluate the quality of student participation in class.

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