Quiz for:
Introduction to Dental Materials Overview

Question 1

What does the property of 'sorption' in dental materials refer to?

Question 2

Indirect restorative materials are fabricated where?

Question 3

How did Pierre Fauchard contribute to dentistry?

Question 4

What is the study of dental materials primarily concerned with?

Question 5

Who is recognized as the father of modern dentistry?

Question 6

What is an example of a preventive dental material?

Question 7

What is the term for the expansion or contraction of dental materials when temperature changes?

Question 8

Which property describes the ability of dental materials to conduct heat or electricity?

Question 9

Galvanism in dental materials refers to what occurrence?

Question 10

Which dental material property refers to the material's ability to withstand scratching or indentation?

Question 11

What process involves the loss of material due to chemical attack?

Question 12

Why is it critical to study the properties of dental materials?

Question 13

What characteristic of dental materials refers to their ability to safely interact with biological tissues?

Question 14

What are the primary categories of dental materials?

Question 15

In the historical overview, which material was not used in early dental practices?