Chapter 1 Flashcards
What are dental materials?
The study and science of the evolution, development, properties, manipulation, care, and evaluation of materials used in the treatment and prevention of dental disease and the interactions of these materials with the tissues of the head and neck.
Specifically includes the principles of engineering, chemistry, physics, and biology.
What is our role in the use of dental materials?
State laws, traditional role, and classification of dental materials.
Classification includes preventive, restorative, and therapeutic.
Why study dental materials?
To understand its properties and effects, including safety, maintenance, delivery, and patient education.
What is evidence-based dentistry?
An approach to oral health care that requires the judicious integration of systematic assessments of clinically relevant scientific evidence, relating to the patient’s oral medical history, with the dentist’s clinical expertise and the patient’s treatment needs and preferences.
Evidence does not replace clinical expertise or input from the patient.
What is the historical development of dental materials?
No evidence of restorative dentistry exists until around 600-300 B.C.E. Mid-18th century: Casts constructed.
What were George Washington’s dentures made from?
The materials used for George Washington’s dentures are not specified in the provided text.
