Study upon the mechanical properties of most used dental restoration materials

Abstract

Most of the restoration materials should withstand forces during manufacturing or mastication, so the mechanical properties are important in understanding and predicting the material behavior under load. [1] Nowadays there are numerous options in using composite materials for dental restorations, as their exponential development provided multiple choices of combinations with better and better properties. They respond to a large range of requirements making the selection quite difficult for both users (dentists) and beneficiaries (patients). This is the reason why a thorough study of the materials properties might offer wider possibilities for a wise choice according to the situation at hand and also could be the fundament of improving and enhancing the existing properties. The present paper aims therefore to performing an accurate study of the mechanical properties for samples of the most used dental materials so that an educated and scientifically based selection of the materials can be made and also new improvements can be proposed.