6/23 - Abrasives and Polishing, 383-387 Flashcards
steps after wax-up, investing and casting:
- preliminary finishing
- try-in and adjustment
- precementation polishing
- cementation
- postcementation finishing
studies show that the more you___, the less plaque accumulates
polish
when doing preliminary finishing, should you start with less abrasive instruments than continue to coarse abrasives?
NO! start with coarse abrasives then continue with increasingly less abrasive instruments
should you spend more time with coarse or fine abrasives
coarse abrasives
when finishing, should the surface have an even amount of roughness
YES
what is a disorganized surface layer of highly polished metal produced by a series of abrasives of decreasing coarseness
Bielby layer
the Bielby layer is anagolous to what layer
smear layer
what are exceptionally hard materials that can be chipped, glued to a shank or disc and used to gradually smooth a surface
abrasives
T/F: the abrasive must be softer than the surface on which it is being used
FALSE! abrasive must be harder than surface on which it is to be used
what are the units the determine that hardness of abrasives
Knoop hardness number
what is the softest on KHN scale? hardest?
softest: cementum
hardest: diamond
what is the hardest of all abrasives
diamonds
what abrasive do we typically use on enamel or porcelain
diamonds
what is the other name for green stones
silicon carbide
what is the basic material of carborundum
silicon carbide “green stone”
does silicon carbide exist as discs or points
BOTH! silicon carbide aka green stone
what is the other name for brown, coral, and white stones? which is most abrasive to least abrasive?
aluminum oxide
most abrasive: brown
coral
least abrasive: white stone
what are the abrasives found in sandpaper kit
emery, garnet, sand, cuttle