Basic Properties of Dental Materials
Basic Properties of Dental Materials
Basic Properties of Dental Materials
Biological Properties
Non-toxic - Patient - Dentist - Staff Non-irritant Non-allergenic Non-mutagenic / carcinogenic
Mechanical Properties
Strain
Is the change in length that a material undergoes when a force is applied to it It is dimensionless because it has length per units of measurement Is often expressed as a percentage Tension / Compression Elastic / Plastic
F Stress =F/A
Strain = l/ l
Stress
It is the internal reaction to an externally applied load and is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the external load. Force / area N/m2 Compression / tension / shear
tension
compression
torque
Fixed end
Stress-strain relationship
Stress and strain are not independent and unrelated properties. The relationship between stress and strain is often used to characterize the mechanical properties of a material.
Stress-Strain relationship
stress
Y P T
strain
Stress-Strain plot obtained from a simple compressive or tensile test
Modulus of Elasticity
Measure of the relative stiffness or rigidity of a material The unit values are those of force per area Modulus of Elasticity=Stress/Strain This only applies the elastic portion of the stress-strain diagram On the diagram the modulus is indicated by the slope of the linear part of the line Youngs modulus of elasticity
Material
Enamel Composite filling material Dental ceramic Denture base acrylic Stainless steel Co-Cr alloy Gold alloy Amalgam
Stress-Strain relationship
stress
Y P T
strain
Stress-Strain plot obtained from a simple compressive or tensile test P Proportional limit E Elastic limit Y Yield point T Total failure
Modulus of Elasticity
Measure of the relative stiffness or rigidity of a material. The unit values are those of force per area.
Modulus of Elasticity=Stress/Strain This only applies to the elastic portion of the stress-strain diagram On the diagram the modulus is indicated by the slope of the linear part of the line
Youngs modulus of elasticity
Material
Enamel Composite filling material Porcelain Denture base acrylic Stainless steel Co-Cr alloy Gold alloy Amalgam
Ductility - the ability of a material to undergo permanent tensile deformation without fracture
Malleability - the ability of a material to undergo permanent compressive deformation without fracture or rupture
Human dentin Human enamel Dental amalgam Gold alloys Composite Unfilled acrylic plastic Porcelain (feldspathic) Nickel-chromium alloy
Resilience
The amount of energy a material can absorb before permanent deformation - Area under P
Toughness
. before fracture - Total area upto T
Impact strength
Application of a sudden force - Charpy - Izod
Notched specimens
Fracture toughness Resistance of a material to fracture under a sudden impact or the amount of energy absorbed by a material when it is stressed to a point just shy of its fracture point
Tear strength Resistance to tearing Fatigue strength Repetitive application of a small load
Hardness
Resistance to scratching or denting The value of hardness is referred as the hardness number Depends on the method used for evaluation
Brinell Vickers Knoop
Hardness tests
Brinell
Vickers
Knoop
Abrasion resistance
When a constant force is maintained, certain materials continue to permanently deform Compressive stresses that can cause flow is created during biting
RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
Science of flow & deformation Mix Fluid paste Solidify - Change of viscosity
Working time - Time for manipulation Setting time - Reach initial / final set Command Setting
THERMAL PROPERTIES
Extremes of temperature inside mouth Thermal conductivity Thermal diffusivity - Rapidity of warming up of a material Thermal expansion Clinical implications - Filling materials - Denture bases
Scattering
Optical illusions
Measurement of colour
1. 2.
HUE
- Shade
CHROMA VALUE
- Saturation of a colour 3.
Polymers
Polymer
Monomer
Polymerization
Condensation Reactions
- A smaller molecule is eliminated
Activation and Initiation Free radicals very reactive molecules with unpaired electrons H2O2 H2O + O. (R.)
Plasticizers Liquids that penetrate and make it more flexible and rubbery Co-polymers Two or more monomeric units are there - Tailor made properties
Metals
Properties of metals
Hard, lustrous , dense, conductors, opaque, ductile & malleable
Electro positive - + in solution
Casting Cold working Powder Metallurgy - TC burs Electro forming - Electro plating
Solid metal positive ions held in a cloud of free electrons - High heat & electricity conduction
Spacing of atoms Crystalline solids - Atoms are regularly arranged in a crystal lattice Unit cell The smallest unit
14 different C.L.s 1) Body centered cube - Atoms at each corners of a cube and one in the middle
2)
Face centered cube Atoms at each corner and center of each six faces eg. Au, Ag, Cu, Pt, Pd Iron above 9100C Hexagonal Zn, Mg
3)
Crystal imperfections
Defects & impurities strength fractures