686REVIEW ARTICLE ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF DENTAL MATERIALSA wide variety of dental products are available in the market. It becomes difficult for selection of the good materials. Although the mechanical properties do not necessarily represent the actual clinical performance, they are used to guide the effects of changes in their properties. This review article deals with the mechanical properties of various dental materials.mds.narayanan@gmail.comReview922019Dental Materials,Mechanical Properties,Strength Properties,Stress And StrainS.Narayanan,Sabarigirinathan,Vinayagavel,Periasamy,Francilin F,E. Nirmal Tony,E .Sharon MariaPh.D Research Scholar, Pacific University of Higher Education and Research (PAHER), Udaipur, India.,Professor and HOD, Tamilnadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.,Professor, Tamilnadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.,Post Graduate Student, Tamilnadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.,Post Graduate Student, Tamilnadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.,Assistant Professor, Sri Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.,Post Graduate Student, Vivekananda Dental College for Women, Elaiyampalayam, Tamil Nadu 637205, India.