Chapter 1 Intro to Dental Materials Flashcards
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
Dental Materials
What principles are included in dental materials?
Engineering, chemistry, physics, biology
What are the three classifications of dental materials?
Preventive, restorative, therapeutic
What’s the point in studying dental material’s properties and effects?
To understand them, as well as safety, maintenance, delivery, and patient education
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-based dentistry
When did evidence of restorative dentistry first appear?
600-300 BCE
Casts were constructed when?
Mid 18th century
Silver paste was first mentioned when and by who?
The Chinese in 659 CE
When was silver paste first produced and where?
1800 in France
Cohesive gold foil was introduced when?
1855
Casting method to produce gold inlays was created when?
1907
When was fluoride first mentioned?
1874
When was dental fluorosis first noted?
1901
In 1930 the ADA did what?
ADA established guidelines for testing
of products
In 1931 the ADA awarded what?
The first seal of acceptance for a product
What are the agencies regulating standards of dental materials?
ADA, FDA, FDI, ISO
What are the regulation risks of the FDA?
Class I (low), Class II (moderate), Class III (high)
FDI
World Dental Federation
ISO
Internation Organization for Standardization
