The laboratory experiences have the following training objectives:
• Provide students with basic notions on several characterization and analysis techniques of dental materials;
• Allowing students a direct approach with various laboratory instruments employed for the characterization of biomaterials;

Dublin Descriptors
Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student will have to know the main characteristics of materials for dental applications.

Applying knowledge and understanding. The student must be able to carry out a detailed examination of the properties of materials illustrating the advantages and disadvantages of individual cases. Particular attention will be paid to interdisciplinary argumentation skills.

Making judgements
The student must be able to autonomously evaluate, choosing among the various possibilities, which is the most suitable material for the specific dental application.

Communication skills
The student must be able to describe the topics covered during the course with an adequate property of language.

Learning skills
The notions acquired during the frontal lessons will be applied to practical examples in which the student will be asked to participate actively.

Fundaments of chemistry and physics.

The laboratory experiences aim to apply the knowledge acquired during the lectures to laboratory activities.
These activities are detailed in the following list:
- Study of the wettability of biomaterials by measuring static contact angles;
- Surface roughness measurement of titanium implants;
- Hardness tests on metallic materials;
- FT-IR characterization of adhesives and composite materials for dental applications;
- Analysis of mechanical properties through uniaxial traction tests;
- SEM microscopy analyses;
- Fatigue Material testing by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA).

Applied Dental Materials di John McCabe (9th edition)
Materiali e Tecnologie Odontostomatologiche (Materiali Dentari), Ariesdue
National and International literature.

- Study of the wettability of biomaterials by measuring static contact angles;
- Surface roughness measurement of titanium implants;
- Hardness tests on metallic materials;
- FT-IR characterization of adhesives and composite materials for dental applications;
- Analysis of mechanical properties through uniaxial traction tests;
- SEM microscopy analyses;
- Fatigue Material testing by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA).

Laboratory activities.

For more info please contact the teacher: gturco@units.it

The verification of learning will take place through the delivery of a written report, at least 10 pages, containing the student's individual summary of the laboratory activities performed. The report must be delivered to the teacher at least two weeks before the oral examination.
The evaluation of the written report will be considered as a partial exam.

Marks are given as a fraction where 30 is the denominator and the mark is the numerator. 30/30 is the highest mark and 1/30 is the minimum mark. The exam is positive if at least 18/30 is reached.
Exam assessment
30 -30 cum laude: excellent knowledge of the topics and excellent language skills; the student is able to brilliantly apply theoretical knowledge to concrete cases and to readily connect the notions.
27 -29: good knowledge of the topics, remarkable language skills, good analytical skills; the student is able to correctly apply theoretical knowledge to concrete cases and to connect the notions.
24-26: good knowledge of the main topics, good command of the language; the student shows an adequate ability to apply theoretical knowledge to concrete cases.
21-23: the student does not demonstrate full mastery of the main teaching topics, even if fundamental knowledge is possessed; the intervention of the teacher is needed to answer the questions correctly; however, satisfactory properties of language is shown.
18-20: minimal knowledge of the main teaching topics and technical language, limited ability to adequately apply theoretical knowledge to concrete cases.
Insufficient (<18): the student does not have an acceptable knowledge of the program contents.

This course explores topics closely related to one or more goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs)