Adhesion Flashcards
What does acid-etch do
Removes smear layer
What happens to the collagen after placing bond
collagen network becomes more active
GIC has been used to ……. ……. process
control caries
Biodentine is a massive outflow of …..
calcium hydroxide
Pulpal actions of calcium hydroxide
increases mineralization
Polymers is a large molecule repeated of structural units connected by covalent chemical bonds, they are used in dentistry for….
- composites
- acrylic dentures
- alginate
- silicone impression (putty)
2 main methods for synthesising polymers
- Addition
- Condensation
We conduct ……… when we use a ……. to ……… dental composite
polymerisation
light
cure
Addition of polymerisation is the joining of ….. …….. to form a …….. larger molecule
two molecules
third
3 steps of Addition polymerisation
- Initiation
- Propagation
- Termination
Incremental curing is composite is required due to….
- the limited cure depth
- reduce shrinkage stress
- “the depth of cure”
Combination of …… and …… is used to improve the degree of polymerisation
heat
light
Condensation polymerisation is the reaction between …. …….. and then a small ……… is ………..
two molecules
molecule
eliminated
Why are composites so widely used?
List 4
- withstand the environment in the oral cavtiy
- easily shaped to anatomy of tooth
- match tooth colour
- bond directly to tooth tissue
3 Contraindications of composite
- poor isolation
- larger posterior restorations
- bruxism