Learning objectives
To give to the student a direct experience and knowledge about physical behaviour of the most common dental materials.
Course unit content
Practical experiments on Hook’s law. Orthodontic stainless steel wires forces and moments. Experiments on impression materials. Composite resins dimensional variations. Blue light polymerisation.
Bibliography
G. SPOTO e A.A. VARI.: M. MATERIOALI E TECNOLOGIE ODONTOSTOMATOLOGICHE. ED. ARIESDUE 2002
SIMIONATO. SCIENZA DEI MATERIALI DENTARI, ED. PICCIN 1995, VOL. 1 E 2
CRAIG. MATERIALI PER L’ODONTOIATRIA RESTAURATIVA, ED. MASSON, 1997.
NEGRI, DELLA VENTURA, ERAMO. MATERIALI DENTARI, ED. USES, 1992.
Assessment methods and criteria
During final examination of biomaterials.