Abstract
The presented work focuses on the application of spectroscopic methods, such as Infrared Spectroscopy (IR), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis), X-ray spectroscopy, and Mass Spectrometry (MS), which are widely employed in the investigation of the surface properties of dental materials. Examples of the research of materials used as tooth fillings, surface preparation in dental prosthetics, cavity preparation methods and fractographic studies of dental implants are also presented. The cited studies show that the above techniques can be valuable tools as they are expanding the research capabilities of materials used in dentistry.
Highlights
For centuries in dentistry, the search remains for the best methods and materials to restore missing tooth structures or replace missing teeth [1,2,3]
The first phenomenon that occurs after the introduction of the biomaterial into the oral cavity is the formation of a biofilm on its surface [25,26,27]
The use of microscopic methods for material testing is widely described in the literature; in this paper we present the application of spectroscopic techniques, basic principles of operation, their advantages and limitations, as well as their application for studying dental materials
Summary
The search remains for the best methods and materials to restore missing tooth structures or replace missing teeth [1,2,3]. The advanced development of microscopic and spectroscopic techniques enables a detail study of the chemical structure and surface phenomena [20,34] of studied materials. Microscopy enables observation of surfaces, and structural and intra-material changes at high magnification [35,36,37] It includes, inter alia, Optical Microscopy [38,39,40], Electron Microscopy [39,40,41,42], X-ray Microscopy [39,40], and Scanning Probe Microscopy [39,41]. The aim of the current review was to provide the reader with a “broad view” of spectroscopic techniques and their application in a dental material research
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