Alginate Flashcards
what is an impression
the negative duplication of the oral tissue –>filled with model material (dental stone) for the production of a positive cast
what is a cast?
the positive duplication of the oral tissues
what happens when an impression shrinks?
the cast will be oversized because when the impression material shrinks, it shrinks towards the tray and the space in the impression will be bigger therefore wheen gypsum is poured in you will have an oversized cast
why do casts need to be created in dentistry?
to perform indirect procedures
what do casts do?
the casts duplicate the geometry and dimensions of the oral tissue so laboratory work can be performed.
-needed for diagnosis, treatment planning, occlussal evaluation and laboratory fabrication of restoration
what does an impression do?
captures the intraoral details -teeth, gingiva, alveolar bone or residual ridge, hard/soft palate tissue
impression materials vary in composition and properties and are selected on the basis of relative need for?
- accuracy
- dimensional stability
- elasticity
accuracy
-is the perfect accuracy, why?
no impression material produce 100 percent accuracy because of the operator and the materials
dimensional change
affected by temperature change
-ie) in mouth its 37 degree when impression is removed from mouth its coler therefore shrinkage occurs
impression materials have two sub categories what are they?
- elastic (“rubber like” when set)
2. non elastic (hard and rigid)
impression materials: non elastic
plaster, impression compound, zinc-oxide eugenol
impression material: “elastic” –break down into two further sub-sub categories. what are they ?
- hydrocolloids
2. non-aqueous elastomers
elastic impression material: hydrocolloids consist of what to materials?
- agar
2. alginate
elastic impression material: non equeous elastomers consist of what 3 material?
- polysulfides
- silicones
- polyethers
for occlusal relations of the maxilla and mandible the requirement for accuracy are relatively LOW…what type of impression would be acceptable?
ALGINATE
elastic vs. inelastic impression
- elastic materials can make impressions of “undercuts”
2. inelastic materials can make impressions of surfaces but no “undercuts”–>alginate
who would we use non elastic material on?
endontuleous clients- no teeth
who would we use elastic impression material on? (hydrocolloids and the non aqueous elastic polymeres)
-people with teeth
what properties are desirable for a impression material?-13
- biocompatible
- non toxic
- odor and taste
- adequate shelf life- economic
- easy to use-satisfactory consistency
- readily wets oral tissue (water friendly)
- setting charatceristics that meet clinical requirement
- elastic properties, no permanenet deformation or strain
- adeqquate strength-so it doesnt break upon removal from mouth
- dimensional stability over temperature and humidity ranges
- compatbility with cast and die materials
- accuracy in clincal use
- readily disinfected without loss of accuracy
what is the degree of elastic reocvery?
a materials ability to return to original dimensions followingc compression
how is elastic recovery represented?
percent recovery or percent deformation