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Chapter 3
Physical and mechanical properites of dental materials
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Anthropology
7th Grade
06/21/2013

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What are the 4 properties of materials?
Definition
-physical
-mechanical
-chemical
-biologic
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What are physical properties?
Definition
properties based on the laws of physics (mass, energy, force, light, heat)
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What are chemical properties?
Definition
setting reactions, decay & degradation
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What are mechanical properties?
Definition

material’s ability to resist forces

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What are biologic properties?
Definition
effects materials have on living tissue
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What is density?
Definition
The amount of mass of material in a given volume
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Describe boiling and melting points.
Definition
Atomic bonds between molecules are broken by thermal energy. Some materials do not melt but decompose (wood)
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What is vapor pressure?
Definition
Measure of a liquid’s tendency to evaporate and become a gas. Materials with high vapor pressure evaporate quickly and are useful as solvents.
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What is thermal conductivity?
Definition
The rate of heat flow through a material.
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What is heat capacity?
Definition
Measure of the amount of thermal energy that a material can hoard.
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What is heat of fusion?
Definition
Amount of energy required to melt a material.
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What is heat of vaporization?
Definition
Amount of energy required to boil a material.
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Explain coefficient of thermal expansion.
Definition
Measure of the change in volume in relation to the change in temperature.
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What is percolation?
Definition
Materials shrink when cooled, expand when heated. Opening and closing of the gap between a restoration and tooth surface which results in microleakage, tooth sensitivity, and recurrent decay.
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What is galvanic shock?
Definition
Electricity flowing from the fork to the amalgam resulting in stimulation of pulp
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What is viscosity?
Definition
the ability to flow
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Low viscosity= BLANK wetting
Definition
Low viscosity= GOOD wetting, low contact angle of a liquid on a solid allows for bonding
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How is hardness measured?
Definition
Measured by the indentation of a tip of a special instrument.
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What is a durometer test?
Definition
Measures how deep a steel ball will sink when pressed in surface of soft material.
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What is another word for abrasion resistance?
Definition
wear resistance
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What is solubility?
Definition
Amount of material that dissolves in a liquid
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Does dental cement need to have high or low solubility? Why?
Definition
Dental cement needs to have low solubility or increased recurrent decay will occur.
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What is water sorbtion?
Definition
ability to absorb water, will swell
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What is hue?
Definition
fundamental color of an object
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What is chroma?
Definition
color saturation or strength of hue
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What is value?
Definition
light or darkness of a color
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What is fluorescence? What can inadequate fluorescence cause?
Definition

-fluorescence- the interaction of teeth and dental materials with UV light, fluorscent light=black light

-Inadequate fluorescence will make some dental materials look dark or glow

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What is force?
Definition
weight or load applied to an object
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What is elasticity?
Definition
the ability to change in shape and return to original shape
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What is stress?
Definition
the force that develops in a loaded object
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Explain strain
Definition
Elongation of a loaded object that is measured by the change in length divided by the original length
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What is the modules of elasticity?
Definition
-MOE = stress/strain
-High modulus of elasticity the stiffer the material. (enamel)
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What is elastic deformation?
Definition
Initial change in length when a stress is removed and an object returns to its original length
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WHat is permanent deformation?
Definition
Object becomes permanently stretched out
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What is compression?
Definition
Pushing or crushing stress
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What is tension?
Definition
Pulling stress
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What is sheer?
Definition
sliding stress
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What is torsion?
Definition
twisting stress
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What is bending force?
Definition
compression and tension forces
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What is poissons ratio?
Definition
Ratio of the strain in the direction of the stress to the strain in a direction perpendicular to the stress
(distortion in more than 1 direction )
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WHat is resilience?
Definition
Ability of absorb energy and not become deformed
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What is toughness?
Definition
Energy absorbed up to the failure point
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What is fracture toughness?
Definition
Measure of the energy required to fracture a material when a crack is present (porcelain)
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What is fatigue?
Definition
Material failure after having been stressed repetitively for a long time
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What is creep?
Definition
Small change in shape that results when an object is under continuous compression
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What is stress relaxation?
Definition
Slow decrease in force over time
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What is concentration?
Definition
Increased stress around defects
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