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Competence Center Dental Materials

For the best possible restoration of damaged teeth, dental materials and their manufacture are as important as the skills of the dentist. The Competence Center Dental Materials focuses on the development of preclinical tests and on scientific quality assurance in dentistry.

Assessment of the Patient Risk of Dental Materials

One focus of the Competence Center Dental Materials is the development of preclinical tests to assess the patient risk of dental materials. Cytotoxicity, cell proliferation and cell differentiation under the influence of dental materials are examined. Mechanical material testing and the determination of the substance release of dental materials complement the biological test procedures. These preclinical evaluations can be implemented in the framework of the product development and licensing (CE label) of new dental materials.

The Competence Center Dental Materials is accredited as a testing laboratory (No. 231) according to the Law on Accreditations and conforms to the requirements of ÖVE/ÖNORM EN ISO/IEC 17025.

Scientific Quality Assurance in Dentistry

From the moulding to the finished technical restoration: In scientific experimental set-ups, the individual steps, from the moulding stage up to the finished technical restoration (incl. cementation), are examined with the aim of optimising the quality and precise fit of the restorations. The precise fit of restorations produced with conventional methods is compared to restorations produced with CAD/CAM technology.

Direct Fillings:In scientific experimental set-ups, the individual steps of placing various direct filling materials are examined to optimise the quality, aesthetic result, and longevity of direct filling materials. Special emphasis is placed on the bonding process.

Portrait Ao. Univ. Prof. DDr. Andreas Schedle

Ao. Univ. Prof. DDr. Andreas Schedle

Head of CC Dental Materials 

T: +43 (0)1 40070-2626

E: andreas.schedle@meduniwien.ac.at

Portrait Dr. Alexander Franz, Deputy Team Leader

Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr. Alexander Franz

Deputy Head of CC Dental Materials 

T: +43 (0)1 40070-2622

E: alexander.franz@meduniwien.ac.at

Dipl.MTA Sonia Arellano, Medical Technical Analyst

Dipl. MTA Sonia Arellano

Medical Technical Analyst

T: +43 (0)1 40070-2620

E: sonia.arellano@meduniwien.ac.at

  • Dragana Stevanovska, visiting researcher, Mazedonien
  • Florian Beck, doctoral student
  • Lana Cepic, doctoral student
  • Rinet Dauti, doctoral student
  • Bledar Lilaj, doctoral student
  • Christine Maier, doctoral student
  • Bin Shi, visiting researcher (China)
  • Yu Zhang, visiting researcher (China)
  • Na An, visiting researcher (China)
  • Zhe Qu, visiting researcher (China)
  • Oleh Andrukhov, Rebecca Huber, Bin Shi, Simon Berner, Xiaohui Rausch-Fan, Andreas Moritz, Nicholas D Spencer and Andreas Schedle Proliferation, behaviour, and differentiation of osteoblasts on surfaces of different microroughness.
    Dent Mater. 2016 Nov;32(11):1374-138
  • Cvikl B, Lilaj B, Franz A, Degendorfer D, Moritz A. Evaluation of the Morphological Characteristics of Laser-Irradiated Dentin.
    Photomed Laser Surg. 2015 Oct;33(10):504-8. 21
  • Beck F, Lettner S, Graf A, Bitriol B, Dumitrescu N, Bauer P, Moritz A, Schedle A Survival of direct resin restorations in posterior teeth within a 19-year period (1996-2015): A meta-analysis of prospective studies.
    Dent Mater. 2015, Aug;31(8):958-85
  • Cvikl B, Lilaj B, Franz A, Degendorfer D, Moritz A. Evaluation of the Morphological Characteristics of Laser-Irradiated Dentin.
    Photomed Laser Surg. 2015 Oct;33(10):504-8
  • Beck F, Dumitrescu N, König F, Graf A, Bauer P, Sperr W, Moritz A, Schedle A. One-year evaluation of two hybrid composites placed in a randomized-controlled clinical trial.
    Dent Mater. 2014 Jun 16. pii: S0109-5641(14)
  • Alexander Franz, PhD; Thomas Spinell; Alexandra Graf; Harald Wutzel; Robert Liska; David C Watts; Andreas Moritz; Andreas Schedle, MD, DMD Cytotoxicity of post and core composites as a function of environmental conditions.
    Dent Mater. 2014 Oct;30(10)
  • Shi B, Andrukhov O, Berner S, Schedle A, Rausch-Fan X. The angiogenic behaviors of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) in co-culture with osteoblast-like cells (MG-63) on different titanium surfaces.
    Dent Mater. 2014 Aug;30(8):839-47 
  • N. An, X. Rausch-Fan, M. Wieland3, M. Matejka, O. Andrukhov and A. Schedle: Initial attachment, subsequent cell proliferation/viability and gene expression of epithelial cells related to attachment and wound healing in response to different titanium surfaces.
    Dent Mater. 2012 Dec;28(12):1207-14
  • M. Schmid-Schwap, A. Graf, A. Preinerstorfer, D.C. Watts, E. Piehslinger, A. Schedle: Mikroleakage after thermocycling of cemented crowns – a meta-analysis.
    Dent Mater. 2011 Sep;27(9):855-69
  • K. Kitzmüller, A. Graf, D. Watts, A. Schedle: Setting kinetics and shrinkage of self-adhesive resin cements depend on cure-mode and temperature.
    Dent Mater. 27:544-51, 2011
  • Manchester School of Dentistry & Photon Science Institute
  • David C Watts, BSc, PhD, DSc, FRSC, FInstP, FADM, FSB
  • Arne Hensten, Universität Trömsö
  • Bart van Meerbeek, Universität Leuven
  • A.o. Univ. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. mont. Jürgen Stampfl (TU Wien)
  • Assoc.Prof. Dr. Martina Marchetti-Deschmann (TU-Wien)
  • Priv.Doz.Dipl.-Ing.Dr.techn Dieter Pahr (TU-Wien)
  • Ao.Univ.Prof.Dr. Adolf Ellinger (Zentrum f. Anatomie u. Zellbiologie)

48h Meeting of CED-IADR will be held from 20 to 23 September, 2017 in Vienna

Congress president: Prof. Schedle

At the IADR/PER congress in Jerusalem (Sept. 20. -22.2016) the presidency of CED-IADR was handed over to Prof. Schedle.


Portrait Ao. Univ. Prof. DDr. Andreas Schedle, Head of the Competence Center for Dental Materials

Ao. Univ. Prof. DDr. Andreas Schedle

Head of the Competence Center for Dental Materials

T: +43 (0)1 40070-2626
E: andreas.schedle@meduniwien.ac.at