UB School of Dental Medicine

Restorative Materials...

From Nanotechnology to Results

The lecture will focus on restorative materials with a particular emphasis on nanotechnology.  We will begin our discussion with a history of dental adhesives, comparing advantages and limitations of varying generations of adhesives.  Some suggestions on technique will be given. 

This first part of the lecture will then touch on state of the art materials in bonding agents and how the materials eventually evolved to the current state.  From there, the lecture will shift into a discussion of nanotechnology, defining what it is, where it is used in a broad sense, what properties and benefits it can bring to restorative dentistry, and how it differs from other filler technologies. 

The lecture will continue with the utilization of nanotechnology in restorative materials, such as universal composites, flowable composites, resin-modified glass ionmers, and finally, resin nano ceramic CAD/CAM mill blocks. 

Throughout, we will highlight how we have brought the power of these very small materials to generate large improvements in the performance of dental restorative materials today.

This course supported in part by an educational grant from 3M.