Chapter 43 - Restorative And Esthetic Dental Materials

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Adhere

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To stick or glue two items together.

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Alloy

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A mixture of two or more metals that are dissolved with each other when in the liquid state.

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Amalgam

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An alloy, with one of the constituents being mercury.

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Auto-cured

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Hardened or set by a chemical reaction of two materials.

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Ceramic

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Hard, brittle, heat- and corrosive-resistant material such as clay.

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Coupling agent

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Agent that strengthens resin by bonding filler to the resin matrix.

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Cured

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Preserved or finished by a chemical or physical process.

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Dual-cured

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Prepared, preserved, or finished by a chemical or physical process.

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Esthetic

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Artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance.

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Filler

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Inorganic material that adds strength and other characteristics to composite resins.

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Force

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Causes a physical change through energy and strength.

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Galvanic

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An electrical current that takes place when two different or dissimilar metals come together.

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Gold

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A soft, yellow, corrosive-resistant metal that is used in the making of indirect restorations.

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Irregular

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Not straight, uniform, or symmetric.

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Malleability

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The ability of a material to withstand permanent deformation under compressive stress without sustaining permanent damage.

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Matrix

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Foundation that binds a substance together

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Microleakage

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Microscopic space located at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration.

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Palladium

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

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Pestle

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An object that is moved vertically to pound or pulverize a material.

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Platinum

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Silver-white noble metal that does not corrode In air.

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Porcelain

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Hard, white, translucent ceramic material fabricated by firing and then glazing it to match the tooth color.

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Restorative

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To restore or bring back to its natural appearance.

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Retention

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The act of holding something by means of an adhesive, or mechanical locking, or both.

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Spherical

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Round.

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Strain

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Distortion or change produced as a result of stress.

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Stress

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Internal reaction or resistance to an externally applied force.

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Trituration

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To mix together, as in the process of mixing an alloy with mercury to form an amalgam.

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Viscosity

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Physical property of fluids responsible for resistance to flow.

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Wetting

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Covering or soaking something with a liquid.