Dental products are specially fabricated materials, designed for use in dentistry. There are many different types of dental products, and their characteristics...

materials, and placement of these materials. The process of preparation usually involves cutting the tooth with a rotary dental handpiece and dental burrs...

Dental Materials is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the study of dental materials. It was established in 1985 and is published by...

an appropriate material in a dental impression tray which is designed to roughly fit over the dental arches. The impression material is liquid or semi-solid...

areas. Dental sealants are materials placed in these pits and fissures to fill them in, creating a smooth surface which is easy to clean. Dental sealants...

Dental composite resins (better referred to as "resin-based composites" or simply "filled resins") are dental cements made of synthetic resins. Synthetic...

and orthodontics. Cosmetic dentistry may involve: the addition of a dental material to teeth or gums – examples: bonding, porcelain veneers (laminates)...

Dental porcelain (also known as dental ceramic) is a dental material used by dental technicians to create biocompatible lifelike dental restorations,...

light-cure resin-based composites. It can be used on several different dental materials that are curable by light. The light used falls under the visible blue...

beneficial to dental health, the procedure and materials can be costly. The most common method of crowning a tooth involves taking a dental impression of...

This discussion of the dental amalgam controversy outlines the debate over whether dental amalgam (the mercury alloy in dental fillings) should be used...

appeared in Germany in 1528. In the 1800s, amalgam became the dental restorative material of choice due to its low cost, ease of application, strength...

Dental cements have a wide range of dental and orthodontic applications. Common uses include temporary restoration of teeth, cavity linings to provide...

Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study,...

and dental pulp. It is normally visible and must be supported by underlying dentin. 96% of enamel consists of mineral, with water and organic material comprising...

Dental instruments are tools that dental professionals use to provide dental treatment. They include tools to examine, manipulate, treat, restore, and...

Dental compomers, also known as polyacid-modified resin composite, are used in dentistry as a filling material. They were introduced in the early 1990s...

Ummul; Amlani, Dharanshi V.; Brizuela, Melina (2021), "Hydroxyapatite Dental Material", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30020686...

interfering with the dental work (e.g. contamination of oral micro-organisms during root canal therapy, or to keep filling materials such as composite dry...

A glass ionomer cement (GIC) is a dental restorative material used in dentistry as a filling material and luting cement, including for orthodontic bracket...

orthodontic anchor. The basis for modern dental implants is a biological process called osseointegration, in which materials such as titanium or zirconia form...

American Dental Association. 131 (Suppl): 13S–19S. doi:10.14219/jada.archive.2000.0394. PMID 10860340. Burke FJ (November 2015). "Dental Materials: What...

used in dentistry as an impression material. It is also used in other contexts where an impression similar to a dental impression is needed, such as in...

accelerated by the presence of metal salts. ZOE can be used as a dental filling material or dental cement in dentistry. It is often used in dentistry when the...

Dental cermets, or silver cermets, are a type of restorative material dentists use to fill tooth cavities. Silver cermets were created to improve the...

the number of bonded surfaces in an adhesive dental restoration. Because adhesive dental restorative material will adhere to the walls of a cavity preparation...

materials, PMMA is a material of choice for the manufacturing of artificial teeth used in dental prosthetics. Mechanical properties of the material allow...

used in dental adhesive materials. This organophosphate monomer was developed in 1981 by the Japanese company Kuraray for the preparation of dental adhesion...

surface from damage. There are two main types of material used to fabricate a veneer: composite and dental porcelain. A composite veneer may be directly...

In dentistry, calculus or tartar is a form of hardened dental plaque. It is caused by precipitation of minerals from saliva and gingival crevicular fluid...