Dental Materials – MCQs

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1.What is the primary drawback of using acrylic material for denture bases?

2.Which component is responsible for providing radiopacity to composite resin materials?

3.What happens during the polymerization of cold cure acrylic?

4.What is the primary application of dimethyl-p-toluidine in polymer chemistry?

5.When curing is performed at temperatures exceeding 100°C, in which part of the denture does porosity typically develop?

6.Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the differences between self-curing acrylic resins and heat-activated acrylic resins?

7.What type of deformation returns to its original shape once the external force or pressure is removed?

8.Which material has a coefficient of thermal expansion most similar to that of tooth enamel?

9.What is the term for the forces responsible for holding atoms together?

10.What do you call a substance that allows some light to pass through while also diffusing it?

11.What does a zero-degree contact angle between an adhesive and an adherent signify?

12.The Brazilian test is primarily utilized to measure the ultimate tensile strength of which type of materials?

13.What condition must be met for adhesion to occur between a solid and a liquid?

14.What is the name of the alloy formed when two metals are fully soluble in their liquid form and stay uniformly mixed after solidifying?

15.What is the term for a crystal found within a metal's substructure?

16.What is the primary purpose of the Munsell system?

17.What does the term 'space lattice' describe?

18.What type of strain is observed in a material when it is stressed up to its proportional limit?

19.What is the term for liquids that exhibit increased resistance and become thicker when the deformation rate rises?

20.Compared to a restorative material with a lower proportional limit, a material exhibiting a higher proportional limit would demonstrate which characteristic?