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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, students will:
- Know the basic concepts and laws of the properties of dental materials that they will use in their practice
- Know the properties of the materials used in everyday lab practice
- Be able to choose the proper material for the right method
- Be able to apply properly the various fabrication techniques in accordance with the materials’ specifications
SYLLABUS
THEORY
Historical overview. Knowing the stages of the development of dental biomaterials is a prerequisite to understanding modern data in these materials
- Internal structure of substances. Crystal lattice and structure
- Physical and chemical properties of materials
- Optical, thermal and electrical properties of materials
- Surface properties of materials
- Mechanical properties and mechanical behavior of materials
- Metals and alloys, structure, properties
- Alloy casting technique in dental technology
LABORATORY
During the laboratory exercise the students will be familiar with the gypsum – dental plaster, which is one of the most basic materials in Dental Technology. They will make casts of dentulous and edentulous patients. These casts will be used in next semesters laboratory exercises.
The students will learn the use of simple laboratory equipment and they will see new devices
which are used in Prosthodontic Dental Technology. They will, also, visit the Department’s Research Laboratory to combine this knowledge with the upcoming courses of “Research Methodology” and “Research Planning”