Introduction to dental sciences Prepared by Dental Materials

Introduction to dental sciences Prepared by: Dental Materials Department Yenepoya Dental College Yenepoya University, Mangalore.

• Dentistry is an art of science & clinical skill applied in prevention, correction & treatments of various dental problems By: • • • Educating, children, patients & public Corrections, Preventions of Malocclusions Restorations Fabrications Treatments

Historical Prehistoric (5000 -2000 BC) Medieval period (Before 1850 AC) ADA – 1859, 1896 -functioning Father of Dentistry – Pierre Fouchard Father of Indian Dentistry Padma Bhushan R. Ahmed (IDA- Indian Dental Association – president) • First Dental College of India at Calcutta • Now >280 Dental Colleges for UG & PG courses in India • • •

Structure & Properties of Tooth • Oral environment, • Composition of tooth Properties: • Chemical & Biological • Mechanical • Thermal • Aesthetics

Specialities (PG courses) • • • • Dental Materials Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Prosthodontics Orthodontics Pedodontics Periodontics Oral & Maxillofacial Dentistry Oral Medicine & radiology Community Dentistry Oral Pathology Forensic Dentistry Aesthetic /Cosmetic Dentistry Implantology For Details of each branches please Ref Text Book on Science of Dental Materials & clinical applications By V. Shama Bhat & Bt Nandish. Page No

• To understand about the various treatments procedures & Materials used in dentistry please ref the web link animated slides which is attached in the yengage website. • Or Ref WWW. animatedtooth. com

Materials Used in Dentistry • No Dental treatments in any specialities without Dental Materials • Science of Dental Materials Basic foundation Subject

Science of DM: • Composite Subject: By interaction between all Basic Sciences, Engineering technologies such as: • Physics • Chemistry • Bio-sciences • Material sciences • Metallurgy • Polymers • Ceramics • Fabrication technologies

Materials Used in Dentistry • • • Polymers Metals, Non-metals Ceramics & Combinations of the above Auxiliary Materials Used in Laboratory Procedures

Techniques • • • Preparation of the tooth Restorations Impressions, casts, dies Fabrication & finishing of appliances Metal joining techniques Implantology

Analysis of Properties for easy grasping • Biological & Chemical • Rheological • Mechanical • Thermal • Aesthetics (Color) • Others

Purpose of the study • For Selection of the best materials most suitable to the particular • Clinical situations, • Technical procedures • Fabrication of appliances • Patients education • Cost calculations