Overview
The Science of Dental Biomaterial is concerned with studying the composition and properties of dental materials and their interaction with the environment. It also represents a strong relationship between basic and clinical sciences.
Biomaterials refer to a substance with synthetic or natural origin, which is used to improve, treat, heal or replace tissues of living organisms. Biomaterials are widely used in dentistry and are divided into four general categories of polymers, ceramics, metals, and composites.
An understanding of the physical, electrical, and mechanical properties of materials used in dentistry is of tremendous importance. This is because these materials are exposed to the oral environment and are continuously subjected to biting forces.
Goals
The major focus of the Department of Dental Biomaterials is the development of an enhanced understanding of the clinical success or failure of oral and craniofacial biomaterials reasons, and the improvement of biomaterials through bio-functionalization and physical, chemical, and mechanical testing.
The main goal of studying the course Dental Materials is to enable the student from:
- Getting familiar with all materials used in dentistry.
- Knowing all the properties of dental materials.
- Knowing how to manipulate dental materials.
- Analyzing material and structural defects relevant to, clinical failure of dental restorations and prostheses, in addition, to understanding restoration failure causes.
- Knowledge of the compositional and microstructural features of preventive and restorative dental materials
- Concepts of biocompatibility.
- Definitions and applications of the mechanical and physical properties of dental biomaterials.
- Providing students with state-of-the-art knowledge and being trained in biomaterials science will qualify them for research and development careers in academia and industry.
- Enhancing the students' knowledge of biomaterials-based treatment modalities, by providing them with a broad background in biomaterials structure, fabrication, function, and interactions with cells and tissues.
- Serving as a basis for further advanced studies, e.g. Ph.D. programs in biology, physics, and health sciences.
- Providing clinicians with the knowledge required for materials selection and application
- Conducting research to improve characteristics of biomaterials routinely used, in clinical practice through physical, chemical, and mechanical testing.
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