Polymeric Dental Materials
- Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
- Version
Version 1 of 19.12.2025.
- Module identifier
11B0478
- Module level
Bachelor
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
only summer term
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
Polymer-based materials are extremely important in medicine and medical technology. In the dental sector, they are used as composites for fillings and veneers, as denture material, for plastic teeth and as impression material. Students who have successfully completed this module have a sound, application-ready knowledge of the polymer materials used in the dental sector, their composition, properties and processing.
- Teaching and learning outcomes
1 Chemical structure, composition, properties and indications of:
1.1 Direct composites for dental applications
1.2 Indirect composites for dental applications
1.3 Denture materials
1.4 Dental adhesives and other luting materials
1.5 Impression materials
1.6 Thermoplastics for dental applications
1.7 Polymers for 3D printing2. Selected examples of testing and analysis of polymer dental materials
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 60 Lecture Presence - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 30 Preparation/follow-up for course work - 45 Exam preparation - 15 Study of literature -
- Graded examination
- Written examination
- Exam duration and scope
- Determination according to study-related regulations
- Recommended prior knowledge
The module assumes basic knowledge of the fundamentals of chemical materials science as acquired in introductory modules on chemistry and materials technology.
The following basic literature is recommended:
C. E. Mortimer, U. Müller, Das Basiswissen der Chemie, Thieme Verlag, 13. Auflage, 2019
- Knowledge Broadening
Students will be able to categorize the most important polymer materials in the dental field. They can give examples of polymers for different applications and describe their basic composition, essential material properties and associated analysis methods. Prosthetic materials. Students know the essential properties of polyelectrolytes and adhesives.
- Knowledge deepening
Students can relate the structure of polymer materials to their properties.
- Knowledge Understanding
Students will be able to evaluate and comment on the use of polymer materials in dental technology on the basis of their current specialist knowledge.
- Application and Transfer
Students will be able to discuss the selection of polymer materials for different applications in dental technology on the basis of criteria.
- Literature
Zahn?rztliche Werkstoffe und ihre Verarbeitung, Bd.1: Grundlagen und ihre Verarbeitung, K. Eichner, H.F. Kappert, Thieme Verlag , 7. Auflage, 2000
Werkstoffkunde in der Zahnmedizin, M. Rostentritt, N. Ilie, U. Lohbauer; Thieme Verlag, 2018
Applied Dental Materials, J.F. McCabe, A.W.G. Walls, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2008
Science of Dental Materials, K. Anusavice, C. Shen, H.R. Rawls, Elsevier/Saunders, 2013
- Applicability in study programs
- Dental Technology
- Dental Technology B.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Person responsible for the module
- Petersen, Svea
- Teachers
- Petersen, Svea