Dental Materials I- Ch 43- Key Terms/COMPLETED

Adhere

To stick or bond two surfaces together, often using adhesives in dental procedures.

Alloy

A mixture of two or more metallic elements with each other when in the fluid state

Amalgam

A silver tooth filling material made from an alloy, with one of the elements being mercury.

Auto-Cured

hardening or setting by a chemical reaction of two materials

Ceramic

clay-type material that is a hard, brittle. And heat and corrosive-resistant material

Coupling agent

an additive to a substance that provides a chemical bond between two dissimilar materials

Cured

the setting of a dental material by a chemical or physical process

Dual-Cured

a composite resin material that has both light cured and auto-cure properties

Esthetic

to be artistically pleasing or have an attractive appearance

Filler

inorganic material that adds strength and other characteristics to composite resins

Force

any push or pull of an object

Galvanic

any electrical current that takes place when two different metals are in the same mouth, the electric currents connect from saliva and salt.

Gold

a soft, yellow, corrosive-resistant metal that is used in the making of indirect restoration

Irregular

not straight, uniformed, or symmetrical

Malleability

the ability of a material to be withstand permanent distortion under compressive stress without sustaining permanent damage

Matrix

Foundation that binds a substance together; continuous phases (organic polymer) in which particles of filler are dispersed in composite resin

Microleakage

A microscopic space between the tooth and the restorative material where a passage of bacteria and oral fluids can pass

Palladium

soft, steel-white, tarnish-resistant metal that occurs naturally with platinum

Percolation

the process of a liquid substance slowly passing through a porous substance like a filter

Pestle

a tool or object with a rounded end used to pound or crush a material

Platinum

Silver-white noble metal that does not corrode in air

Porcelain

hard, white, translucent ceramic material made by baking and then glazing it to match the tooth color

Restorative

to restore or bring back to its natural appearance

Retention

the act of holding something by means of an adhesive or mechanical locking or both

Spherical

Round

Strain

distortion or change produced as a result of stress

Stress

internal reaction or resistance to an externally applied force

Tarnish

the loss of its luster from exposer to air and moister

Viscosity

physical property of fluids that are thick or semifluid

Wetting

covering or soaking something with a liquid