Adhesion Flashcards
What is bonding?
force that binds two dissimilar materials together when they are
brought into intimate contact
What is adhesion?
surface attachment that involves some types of
intermolecular attraction between adhesive & substrate
What is an adhesive (adherent)?
material or film added to produce adhesion
(always liquid)
What is an adherend?
substrate to which the material adhered (tooth and restorations)
What is a adhesive joint?
the result of interactions of a layer of intermediate material (adhesive) with two surfaces (adherends) producing two adhesive
interfaces
What is the meaning of hydrophilic?
having a tendency to mix with, dissolve in, or be wetted by water (water lover)
What is the meaning of hydrophobic?
having a tendency to repel or fail to mix with water
What is smear layer?
a layer of microcrystalline & organic particle debris that is found spread on surface of tooth structures (enamel & dentin) after
instrumentation
What is etching?
selective demineralization of tooth structures by using strong acid (phosphoric acid) for certain period of time (15-30 seconds) to create micro pores (for resin composite)
What is conditioning?
cleaning of tooth structures by using weak acid (polycarboxylic acid) for certain period of time (10-20 seconds) for glass ionomer,
What is infiltration/impregnation?
flow of adhesive inside the previously created micro pores and in-between the exposed collagen fibrils
What is priming?
preparation of dentin surface after etching to facilitate adhesive
infiltration in between collagen fibrils to form a hybrid layer and It is done by a liquid called primer
What is done to prepare dentin surface?
- re-expansion of collapsed collagen fibrils (for infiltration)
- dry the wet dentin surface
- copolymerize with the adhesive
What is the hybrid layer?
a layer formed in dentin only due to infiltration of adhesive in between exposed collagen fibrils & inside the demineralized inorganic
part of dentin; formed on inter-tubular dentin & responsible of the bond
strength to dentin surface
What are micro-tags?
when adhesive is inside micro-pores (infiltrated) and setting is done
What is the different between micro-tags and tags?
micro-tags are done on enamel while tags are done on dentin
Micro-pores are also known as…
micro-irregularities
What is the clinical significance of adhesion?
- provide stable and long term retention of restoration
- provide better resistance against fracture of tooth or restoration so the tooth and restoration act as one unit and so reinforce the weakened tooth structure
- maximise tooth conservation (no removal of sound tooth structure to provide resistance and retention)
- reduce microleakage at tooth/restoration interface (no post-operative hypersensitivity, marginal staining or caries)
- expand use of aesthetic restorative dentistry (repair of restorations, aesthetic “invisible” direct restorations, veneers and orthodontics)
Wat are the mechanisms of adhesion?
- physical adhesion: involves electrostatic interactions that are weak
- chemical adhesion: where there is bonding at the atomic or molecular level across the interface
- mechanical adhesion: substrate has undercuts or irregularities that produce interlocking of materials
What type of retention do adhesive restorations have?
micro-mechanical retention
What is the mono-block concept?
restoration and tooth structure act as one unit to avoid wedging of amalgam
Bonding is not material, it is…
principle