Understanding Dental Materials: Properties and Clinical Significance
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Chemical Bonding in Dental Materials
Primary Bonds
Factors Influencing Material Properties:
- Type of bond between atoms and molecules
- Inter-atomic distance
- Atomic packing
Matter: Any substance that has mass and occupies space.
Atom: The fundamental unit of matter, consisting of a central nucleus (protons and neutrons) surrounded by electrons.
Types of Primary Bonds:
- Ionic Bond: Attraction between positive and negative ions. Characteristics: Strong, heat resistant, insulator, insoluble in organic solvents, basic bond in ceramics.
- Covalent Bond: Sharing of electrons between two atoms. Characteristics: Strong, insulator, water insoluble, basic bond in polymers.
- Metallic Bond: Attraction between positive atomic cores and free electrons. Characteristics: High