Chapter 3: Physical, Chemical, Mechanical Properties, and Biocompatibility of Dental Materials Flashcards
Chemical Properties and Parameters
- Corrosion
- Hygroscopy
- Solubility
- pH sensitivity
- Reactivity
- Surface energy
- Surface tension
Properties of Importance in Manufacturing or Finishing Processes
- Castability
- Brittleness
- Creep resistance
- Hardness
- Melting temperature or melting temperature range
- Flowability under hot-isostatic pressing (HIP) temperature and pressure conditions
- Machinability
- Polishability
Mechanical Properties
- Brittleness
- Compressive strength
- Ductility
- Elastic modulus
- Fatigue strength
- Fracture toughness
- Hardness
- Microtensile strength
- Polsson’s ratio
- Proportional limit
- Shear strength
- Tensile strength
- Work or stain hardening
- Yield strength
Optical Properties and Parameters
- Absorptivity
- Color
- Fluorescence
- Luminescence
- Opacity
- Photosensitivity
- Reflectivity
- Refractive index
- Translucency
- Transmittance
Thermal Properties and Parameters
- Coefficient of thermal expansion or contraction
- Eutectic temperature
- Fusion temperature
- Glass transition temperature
- Heat of vaporization
- Heat of fusion
- Liquidus temperature
- Melting point
- Softening point
- Solidus temperature
- Specific heat
- Thermal conductivity
- Thermal diffusivity
- Vapor pressure
- Viscosity
Properties based on the laws of mechanics, acoustics, optics, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, radiation, atomic structure or nuclear phenomenon.
Physical Properties
This is defined as the study of the deformation and flow characteristic of matter whether liquid or solid
Rheology
The property of fluid that causes it to resist flowing; it is a measure of the consistency of a fluid and its inability to flow.
Viscosity
Example of material that transforms from fluid to solid in the mouth.
Cements & Impression Materials
These products transforms extraorally from fluid slurries into solids.
Gypsum Products
These products appear solid but are actually supercooled liquids that flow plastically (irreversible) or elastically (reversible) under small stresses.
Amorphous Materials (waxes and resins)
Which is more viscous, glass ionomer or zinc phosphate cements?
Glass Ionomer
TRUE OR FALSE: Light-body polysulfide is more viscous than heavy-body polysulfide at 36°C.
FALSE
Light-body polysulfide is less viscous than heavy-body polysulfide at 36°C.
A liquid that becomes less viscous with increase in temperature and becomes more fluid under pressure.
Thixotropic Liquid
Examples of Thixotropic Liquids
Dental Prophylaxis Pastes
Plaster
Resin Cements
Some Impression Materials
A relief of stress after permanent deformation of a substance through a solid-state diffusion process driven by thermal energy cause distortion and warping.
Structural and Stress Relaxation
INFO: Elastomeric impression materials undergo stress relaxation and are therefore prone to distortion leading to lack of it.
INFO: The rate of relaxation increases with an increase in temperature.
Non-crystalline dental materials such as waxes, resins, and gels when manipulated and cooled, can undergo relaxation at an elevated temperature.
Color exist only if three conditions are satisfied:
- An object or “modifier” - that interacts with the light source.
- Light source.
- An observer or recipient of the modified light coming from the object.
What are the different color measuring systems?
- Munsell Coloring System
- CIE (Commission Internationale de I’Eclairage)
A visual system based on a well-defined series of color tabs, that are precisely arranged. Composed of three indices: Hue, Value, and Chroma.
Munsell Coloring System
A spectrophotometric system that uses an expensive equipment to define how much red, blue, and yellow a certain object appears to contain.
CIE (Commission Internationale de I’Eclairage)
What are the three dimensions of colors?
- Hue
- Value
- Chroma
Refers to the dominant color of the object
Hue
Natural teeth do not vary much in terms of their hue, generally being in the ________ to ________ range.
yellow to yellow-red
This dimension of color is also called “Gray-scaled”. It refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.
Value
On a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 = black (low value) and 10 = white (high value), what is the value of natural teeth?
Natural teeth are generally high in value, in the range of 6-8 for most people.
INFO: The spectral distribution of light reflected or transmitted through an object is dependent on the spectral content of the incident light.
The difference in color perception under different light sources.
Metamerism
It should be done under two or more different light sources, one of which should be daylight.
Color Matching
The emission of light by an object or substance exposed to radiation or bombarding particles. It makes a definite contribution to the brightness and vital appearance of a human tooth.
Fluorescence
X-rays are form of electromagnetic radiation that lie at the high-energy end of the spectrum.
Radiopacity