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Dental materials encompass a range of substances used in dentistry for various purposes. They can be classified based on their composition and function. Here's a brief overview: 4. **Classification:** - ™*Direct Restorative Materials:** Used to directly restore damaged teeth. Examples include dental amalgam, composite resins, and glass ionomer. - ™*Indirect Restorative Haterials:** Fabricated outside the mouth and then placed in the tooth. Examples are ceramics, metals, and indirect composites. 2. **Types:** - “Dental Amalgam:** A metallic restorative material, primarily composed of mercury, silver, tin, and copper. - **Composite Resins:** Tooth-colored materials consisting of a resin matrix and fillers, used for aesthetic restorations. - ™*Glass lonomer:** A dental cement with fluoride-releasing properties, suitable for certain restorations and cementing crowns. 3. **Examples:** ~ Dental amalgam examples include “Dispersalloy. - Common composite resin examples are "Filtek” and "2100. ~ Glass ionomer examples include “Fuji IX" and “Vitrebond. ul"Uses: Dental Amatgam: Otten used tor posterior restorations due To its durability. = “*Compasite Resins: Ideal tor anterior restorations where aesthetics are cruciat. ="*Glass lonomer:** Used for specific restorations, suctras in pediatric dentistry or asa tuting agent for crowns. Prva Savors J ohett tite: Petal ade et 7 7 : ca! . : : 7 Bertat-materiats-typicatly-have-c-specified shetfHtife-and its eruciat to-adhere-to it-For-instancecomposite —— > 7 7 L : f : resins may have-a hetHife-of around 2 years, white dentat-amatgam, if stored property,car-tast 7 p for-severat years: 1+'s ippertant-+o-follow-manufacturers _auideline