Dental Materials Sciences

Code:

409

Acronym:

409

Instance: 2004/2005 - A

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MD	49	Plano oficial a partir de 2000	4	5	9	-

Objectives

Science and Technology of Dental Materials includes the set of materials characteristics and manufacturing processes. Dentists should have a considerable knowledge on the physical and chemical properties of the different materials they use and command the vast field of physiological demands so that they are able to find the best criteria in their selection. This is aimed providing to Dental Materials students a general overview of a course unit with a broad scientific range. When followed by a clinical application, the knowledge acquired in this course unit can be very useful to their career. Only this way can this career represent an exciting and rewarding experience to these future Dentists.

Program

Historical evolution of Dental Materials. Applied fundamental principles. Physical properties. Mechanical properties. Metals and alloys properties.
Dental amalgams. Zinc oxide-Eugenol cement. Reinforced Zinc oxide-Eugenol cement. Zinc phosphate cements. Traditional polycarboxylate cements. Polycarboxylate hydraulic cements. Glass ionomer cements. Cavity liners. Calcium hydroxide. Impression materials: Irreversible Hydrocoloids – Reversible Hydrocoloids. Zinc oxide-Eugenol impression materials. Elastomeric impression materials. Gypsum products. Dental wax. Acrylic polymers for prosthetic applications. Gutta-percha. Resins for dental restoration. Enamel etching and dentine conditioning. Adhesive materials. Chromium-cobalt alloys. Gold and gold alloys. Biomaterials and implantology: hydroxylapatite, bioglasses, dental ceramics.

Main Bibliography

Craig, RG. Restorative Dental Materials. St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby. 10th Ed.. 1997.
Anusavice, KJ. Phillips’Science of Dental Materials. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company. 10th Ed.. 1996.
Bioceramics, Vol. 4 London, U.K. Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd,1991
Bioceramics, Vol. 7 Turku, Finland. Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd,1994
Bioceramics, Vol. 8 Florida, U.S.A. Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 1995
Bioceramics, Vol. 9 Otsu, Japan. Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 1996
Bioceramics, Vol. 10 Paris, France. Elsevier Science Ltd, 1997
Stoma Magazine
Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Cirurgia Maxilofacial (Portuguese Magazine of stomatology and oral surgery)
Revista Portuguesa de Implantologia (Portuguese Magazine of Implantology)
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Complementary Bibliography

Bioceramics, Vol. 4 London, U.K. Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd,1991
Bioceramics, Vol. 7 Turku, Finland. Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd,1994
Bioceramics, Vol. 8 Florida, U.S.A. Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd,1995
Bioceramics, Vol. 9 Otsu, Japan. Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd,1996
Bioceramics, Vol. 10 Paris, France. Elsevier Science Ltd,1997
Bioceramics, Vol. 16 Porto, Portugal. Trans Tech Publications, 2004
Revista Stoma
Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Cirurgia Maxilofacial
Revista Portuguesa de Implantologia
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes – 2 hours.

Theoretical-practical classes – 4 groups of 1h30 each.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Observations

Teaching staff:


Professor Doutor Rogério Aguiar Branco

Professor Doutor Mário Ramalho de Vasconcelos