"so there's no website that shows the above strength of each dental material that you mentioned above? Is this just common knowledge and I just didn't know about it. The reason why I am asking about it is because I don't want to tell my doctors about it and then if I can't show them proof they will think I am making these facts up."
Anne2010Ma
One of the things you'll find out sooner or later is that you're gonna have to do a lot of research on your own,,,,and this (DLN) is a great place to get feedback and opinions. Now, on research most of the stuff may not be readily available and thats why I said "research", you're gonna have to do some digging. Google searches help, but they're ranked and you may have to go down the ranking to find what you're searching for. You asked a question of what a particular column meant on Ivoclar'rs chart; those are people or agencies or universities who investigated the materials, and posted their findings. ( forgive me if this was already explained.) I recommend you go to each manufacturers website and check out their specs regarding a particular material. Companies that produces many such as Ivoclar may require you to look at each material individually to ascertain the information you're looking for. No it's not gonna be easy and as the saying goes "if it's worth it, it usually isn't". But I think you'ld be well prepared to answer those questions when they arise. Dont be discouraged hang in there.