The subject Chemistry of Dental Materials includes selected chapters from general, inorganic, and physical chemistry. Teaching focuses mainly on introduction to the study of the chemical properties of materials routinely used in dentistry. The lectures are focused on selected parts of the study of metals, including noble metals and their alloys. Furthermore, attention is focused on ceramic materials, on dental cements, as well as on polymerization and substances resulting from polymerization and used in dentistry for both restorative and prosthetic purposes. Information about dental materials, auxiliary dental materials, as well as the importance of polymerization in dentistry is crucial for future dentists.
In their lectures, the authors address the issue of the chemistry of dental materials with a focus on their composition, properties and use. The presented topic is divided into the following parts:
- Chemistry of dental materials
- Dispersion systems, water, solutions
- Chemical reactions – thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium
- Chemical reactions – protolytic, precipitation, crystallization
- Electrochemistry
- Metals
- General properties of metals
- Selected alloys used in dentistry
- Ceramic materials
- Model materials
- Impression materials
- Polymerization
- Macromolecular substances in dentistry
- Chemical composition of teeth
- Toothpastes and mouthwashes
| Attachment | Date | Size | Availability [?] | Clinically sensitive [?] | Licence | |
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| Chemistry of dental materials | 20.11.2024 | 2.95 MB | faculty member | – |  |
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| Dispersion systems, water, solutions | 15.9.2024 | 3.19 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Chemical reactions - thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium | 15.9.2024 | 3.34 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Chemical reactions - protolytic, precipitation, crystallization | 15.9.2024 | 3.38 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Electrochemistry | 20.11.2024 | 3.39 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Metals | 20.11.2024 | 2.4 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Alloys | 20.11.2024 | 3.2 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Polymerization | 20.11.2024 | 3.45 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Impression materials | 11.12.2024 | 3.04 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Ceramic materials and dental cements | 13.1.2025 | 2.86 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Model materials and calcium hydroxide | 13.1.2025 | 2.04 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Macromolecular compounds in dentistry | 13.1.2025 | 2.49 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Chemical composition of teeth | 13.1.2025 | 1.84 MB | faculty member | – | |
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| Active ingredients of toothpaste and mouthwash | 13.1.2025 | 1.95 MB | faculty member | – | |
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Keywords: organic chemistry, hydrocarbones, carboxylic acid
citation: Marek Stupák, Katarína Dubayová, Beáta Hubková, Jana Mašlanková, Lukáš Smolko: Chemistry of dental materials - Lectures. Multimedia support in the education of clinical and health care disciplines :: Portal of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine [online] , [cit. 01. 07. 2025]. Available from WWW: https://portal.lf.upjs.sk/articles.php?aid=38. ISSN 1337-7000.