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BME 679 - Mechanics for Dental Materials

3 Credit Hours
Dental Materials have some of the most exacting and varied requirements for mechanical strength. Uses of dental materials include fillings, crowns, bridges, implants, root canals, impressions and many others. The course will cover mechanical testing, such as deformation, strength testing, impact and creep; rheology, such as elasticity, flow and fillers; surfaces – wetting, bonding, adhesives and etching; Corrosion – basic considerations, passive metals and deliberate corrosion; casting – dimensional considerations and defects. There will also be a modeling component.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): Mechanical Engineering 524, 530, or 559.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.



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