Science and Technology of Biomaterials I

Code:

MD3502

Acronym:

CTB I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biomedical Materials

Instance: 2007/2008 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMD	61	Plano de Transição 3º Ano Bolonha 2007	3	-	2,5	36	67,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

The discipline of Science and Technology of Biomaterials has the main purpose to teach the theoretical and practical education of the characteristics and production processes of the dental materials. Education in its current concept, must be informative and formative. To obtain this skill, the pupil must have an active and conscientious participation in the learning process. The pupil participation in learning process must be constantly stimulated. This participation, without intending the disappearance of the formal education, more points a head with respect to a format of knowledge distribution where the focus is especially in who learns and not in who teaches, as in the traditional education. The function of the teacher is essentially to stimulate the acquisition of knowledge and the methods control, as well as guiding the pupils in its study. This conception of learning based on the discovery of the knowledge and less in the passive information acquisition, nowadays is considered elementary for process of a continuous education, crucial to all health professionals and mainly for Dental Medicine professionals.

PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

The discipline of Science and Technology of Biomaterials should provide to the pupil these indispensable skills:
- To learn the basic and elementary principles of the Biomaterials Science.
- To know the definitions and terminology relative to metals, ceramics, polymers and its combinations.
- To learn the scientific bases to select, to manipulate and to apply the dental materials.
- To learn, through specific exercises, the correct appliance of each dental material.

FINAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

When completing the course of Biomaterials the pupil must be qualified:

- To select and to manipulate the dental materials.
- To evaluate the biomaterials performance based in the scientific knowledge of its composition, structure and properties
- To know the biomaterials limitations and the characteristics that can cause alterations when in service.
- To recognize and to understand the reasons for dental materials clinical failure.
- To evaluate in a critical way the characteristics of new materials presented by the producing industry, by the international standardization organizations or reported in scientific journals.

Program

GLOBAL CONTENT:

GENERAL ASPECTS:

The discipline oft Science and Technology of the Biomaterials can be defined as the study of the characteristics and production processes of dental materials. Frequently assigned by the Biomaterials synonymy, this education area constitutes the application of the Science Materials basic principles in the Dental Medicine field. In the scope of this discipline are considered the restorative materials used in the dental medicine specialties and the materials related with the laboratorial technological procedures.

GLOBAL CONTENT:

INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL MATERIALS

APPLIED BASIC PRINCIPLES

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

CHARACTERISTICS OF METALS AND ALLOYS

DENTAL AMALGAM

ZINC PHOSPHATE CEMENT

ZINC POLYACRYLATE CEMENT

ZINC OXIDE-EUGENOL CEMENT

GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS

RESIN-BASED CEMENTS

CAVITY VARNISHES AND CAVITY LINERS

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

GUTTA-PERCHA

RESIN COMPOSITES

DENTAL ADHESIVES

CERAMIC BIOMATERIALS

Mandatory literature

Anusavice, Kenneth J. 340; Phillips. science of dental materials. ISBN: 0-7216-9387-3
Powers John M. 340; Craig.s restorative dental materials. ISBN: 0-323-03606-6
O.Brien WilliamJ. 340; Dental materials and their selection. ISBN: 0-86715-406-3

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	60,00
	Total:	-	0,00