Digital Microscopy Used in Synthetic Structures Analysis of Dental Prosthesis

In this paper we present some aspects related to the analysis of surface quality for dental materials obtained by synthesis (photo-polymerization) process. In the first part, the biocompatibility properties of dental materials are analyzed, using Fuzzy logic. In the second part, the images obtained from the digital microscope with 500x of magnification, of some samples made of photo-polymerizable materials are analyzed using software dedicated to image processing. The results of these procedures are presented in a modular way in order to highlight both the 3D surface profile and the shape of roughness variation along the selected direction on the studied surface. In the final part of the paper we presented some conclusions both concerning the mechanical tests and images analysis.