Services Provided
The Department of Dental Materials has advanced testing equipment for evaluating the physical and mechanical properties of dental materials. The following tests are available through the department.
- Compressive Strength.
- Tensile Strength.
- Shear Strength.
- Flexural Strength.
- Bond Strength.
- Tear Strength.
- Push-out Bond Strength.
- Fracture Resistance.
- Impact Strength of Dental Plastics.
- Elastic Recovery and Permananet Deformation of rubber-base materials.
- Setting time of gypsum products.
- Setting time of Dental Cements.
- Consistency of Elastomeric Impression Materials.
- Consistency of Dental Cements.
For specimen preparation and testing details, Please contact:
Dr Rama Krishna Alla
Professor and In-charge of Dental Materials Characterization Lab,
Department of Dental Materials
Email: dentalmaterials@vdc.edu.in; ramakrishna.a@vdc.edu.in