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DEN 7130 - Applied Dental Materials

Credits 2

Provides foundational knowledge of the nature and behavior of materials used in dentistry and their application in dental practice.  Topics include:  dental materials specifications, evaluation programs, agencies concerned with materials and periodicals that evaluate dental materials; Structure, properties and surface activity of materials; Principles and theories of metals, waxes. impressions, gypsum, polymers and ceramic materials; and abrasion, finishing and polishing of dental materials, and analysis of sensitivity and failures.