Biomaterials and Biomechanics I

Course Information
TitleΒιοϋλικά και Εμβιομηχανική Ι / Biomaterials and Biomechanics I
CodeSTP-F14S
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolDentistry
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorEleni Kotsiomyti
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600021312

Programme of Study: PMS "Epistīmī kai Technología tīs Prosthetikīs Odontiatrikīs

Registered students: 10
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course112
ProsthetikīCompulsory Course112
Odontikī TechnologíaCompulsory Course112
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Class ID
600289575
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction)
  • English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will: Know the structure and mechanical, physical and chemical properties of natural and synthetic materials. Comprehend the relationship between chemical composition and physicochemical behavior. Identify the physicochemical mechanisms that affect the biological performance of materials. Are familiar with the principles of biocompatibility of dental biomaterials and biomaterial-host interactions. Know the scientific methods of biocompatibility testing. Understand how engineering principles are applied to prosthetic restorations to achieve a biological and functional outcome.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Module 1: Structure and properties - Categories of dental prosthetic materials Course presentation. Definition, purpose, content. Historical review, sources of information. Structure of matter, chemical bonds, solids. Covalent, crystalline, metallic solids. Polymers, ceramics, metals in Dentistry. Introduction to the mechanical behavior of solids. Stress-strain curve. Characterization of materials based on mechanical properties. Fracture, fatigue, hardness, impact. Viscoelasticity, viscoelastic models. Rheological properties, viscosity. Optical properties. Module 2: Biological properties – Interaction with tissues General principles of biocompatibility of dental biomaterials. Biological interactions of biomaterials-host. Biocompatibility testing methods for dental biomaterials. Module 3: Biomechanics of prosthodontic restorations Mass, forces and motion, Newton's laws, torque, inertia, free-body diagram, effect of forces on bodies, conservation of mechanical energy. Mechanics of the TMJ, jaws, periodontal ligament, bones. Mechanical principles of tooth preparations, endodontically treated teeth, beams and cantilevers. Biomechanics of dentition. Mechanical principles of partial denture design. Mechanics of implant restorations.
Keywords
Dentistry, Prosthodontics, materials, structure, properties
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Seminars40✓
Project18✓
Exams2✓
Total60
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Oral Exams (Formative)
  • Report (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Craig's Restorative Dental Materials, 14th Ed. R. L. Sakaguchi, J. Ferracane, J. M. Powers. Elsevier, 2019 Phillips' Science of Dental Materials, 13th Ed. C. Shen, H. R. Rawls, J. F. Esquivel-Upshaw. Elsevier, 2022
Last Update
20-11-2022