BioMaterials Flashcards
A material used to construct artificial organs, rehabilitation devices, or prostheses and replace natural body tissues, without causing any hard or negative reactions
Biomaterials
What are the three main classes of materials
Metals
Polymers
Ceramics
Mechanical properties of metal (3)
Hard
Ductile/tough
Strong
Bonding of metals: metallic elements have \_\_-\_\_ electrons in outer shell Electrons are key to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Electrons are \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ bound to nucleus Electrons have \_\_\_\_\_ mobility
1-3
key to metallic bonds
loosely
free mobility
What is the microstructure of pure metals (4)
Molten metal –> nuclei of crystallization –> crystal growth —> formation of crystal grains
Polycrystalline structures = pure _____
Metals
Thermal properties of metals
High processing temperature (except amalgam)
Metal alloys are processed for __________ and __________
Alloys are ______ and _____ ductile than pure metals
Cast metals for crowns and amalagms
Stronger and less ductile
Mechanical properties of ceramics (3)
Hard
Brittle
Strong
Bonding of ceramics via _____ and _______ bonds
Both are stronger than _______ bonds
Covalent and ionic
Metallic
Electron donor and acceptor
Weaker
Ionic bonds
Equally share electrons; non mobile ions
Covalent bonds
Thermal properties of ceramics
High processing temperature except cements
How ceramics are processed
Indirect placement
Microstructure of ceramics:
Mixture of _______ and ___________ elements
Most common ceramics in dentistry are 3 metal oxides….
_____ is a tetrahedron
Metallic and non-metallic
Most common ceramics: SiO2, Al2O3, K2O
SiO2 is the tetrahedron
Microstructure of ceramics:
Crystalline (long range order), crystalline silicate-_____, or _________; and ________
Crystalline (short range order) or amorphous silicate (______)
Most dental ceramics are ___________ or ______________
Silicate-quartz, crystobilite; and leucite
Glass
Semicrystalline or polycrystalline
Mechanical properties of polymers (3)
Soft
Ductile/tough
Weak
Bonding of polymers:
_________ bonds
High _______ weight
Long molecules composed of _________ elements and ________ elements (COHN)
Polymers are entangled in ______ chains
Derive strength and properties from ___________
Covalent Molecular Nonmetallic and organic Long Entanglement
Thermal properties of polymers
Lower processing temp except indirect composites
Processing of polymers:
Used as _______ processing materials
_________ placement
Polymerization; ___________ —-> _____________
Direct
Direct
Monomers –> polymers
Steps of polymerization (4)
- Activation - production of free radicals
- Initiation - free radical combination with a monomer unit to create the beginning of a growing chain; double bond opening
- Propagation - continued addition of monomer units
- Termination - cancellation of growing chain end by any one several possible events
What factors contribute to each materials mechanical properties (4)
atomic rearrangements (crystalline vs non-crystalline)
bonding
composition
defects
polymerization can be initiated by theses three things
light
heat
chemical mixing
ability to slide chains by each other
linear polymer (monomethacrylates)
covalent bonds; stronger and more brittle
limits movement
will not dissolve
cross-linked polymer (dimethacrylate)
physical mixture of metals, ceramics, and/or polymers
composite
by knowing the phase present in the structure of any material and interfacial interactions, it is possible to predict the overall properties fairly well
Rule of Mixtures
chemically bonded to resin phase (matrix) to improve properties
fillers
relative rate of change during temperature changes
coefficient of thermal expansion
Materials (teeth, amalgam, composite, etc) have ___________ coefficients of thermal expansion, inducing ________ which is the ingress or egress of fluid at the marginal level
different
perlocation - fluid can leak into margin from separated amalgam
Teeth are ______ due to high mineral content
dental pulps can withstand small temperature changes over _____ times
insulators
short
metals have a _____ thermal conductivity so they need a _____-like base before placement
high
insulator
composites have a _____ thermal conductivity and do not need a base
low
defined on a 3D coordinate system
Color;
value (intensity), hue (wavelength), and chroma (purity)
material may have a different color under a different light source
metamerism
Disposal of Amalgam;
use _____-use capsules
use a ____-touch system when cleaning spills
discard old or damaged capsules that are prone to leaking
store amalgam in a _____ space with finely divided _____
avoid ________ heating
single
no
cool; sulfur
baseboard
Patient Issues with Amalgam;
some patients may exhibit ________ _____ _______
many _________ are used
allergic skin reaction
alternatives
Operator Issues with Amalgam;
routes of mercury exposure: ____ contact, _____ of vapor, and ______ droplets
threshold limit value; ____ mgHg/m3
skin contact, inhalation of vapor, airborne droplets
0.05 mgHg/m3
dental amalgams are any alloy made of Hg with a _____-____ alloy with varying amounts of ____ and small amounts of zinc
silver-tin
copper
zinc
Benefits of high copper amalgam (4)
greater clinical longevity
lower creep values
corrosion resistance
contains >12%
Zinc-containing vs zinc free (3)
zinc facilitates lathe-cut particles
improves corrosive resistance
no concern with Zn-free alloys about moisture contamination
Mercury to Alloy ratio
0.05, but depends of manufacturer
Silver –> Hg
major reaction phase in both high and low copper amalgam
Gamma 1 (product)
Tin —> Hg
only seen in low copper amalgam
Gamma 2 (product)
gamma is the _____ material + Hg –> reaction phases (____) + _______ alloy particles (core)
starting alloy particles
matrix
unreacted
first step in setting process of amalgam
both gamma 1 and gamma 2
second step in setting process of amalgam
disappearance of gamma 2, and formation of n’ phase
slower setting reaction than for HCSS products because of this second step
general characteristics of amalgam (4)
brittle under normal rates of loading (higher compressive (350) to tensile (70) strength)
poor edge strength
insufficient strength of set amalgam would increase amount of marginal breakdown
no free Hg in final set
the deformation that occurs as a result of constant force (load) on something; the force won’t cause an immediate break, but will create deformation over time: low copper has the highest level
creep
blocked by high n’ value in high Cu values
clinical advantages of amalgam (4)
margin sealing capability (decreases micro-leakage over time)
corrosion products
easily prepared direct restorative material
relatively inexpensive compared with gold alloy
Alloy particles have complex structure with three phases
γ(Ag3Sn) β(Ag-Sn) ε(Cu3Sn)
lathe cut
creates a wide range of sizes
from cast ingot
corrosion at inter proximal contact with gold alloys
galvanic corrosion
corrosion due to multiple phases
anode (corroding metal) and cathode (different metal) [2 different phases in amalgam]
ionic movement
electrochemical corrosion
corrosion at margins
crevice corrosion
corrosion from reaction with sulfide ions at occlusal surface
lower pH and oxygen concentration, and retained under plaque due to lower oxygen levels
chemical corrosion
measure of surface properties via contact angle used to measure how liquid interacts with solid
good wetting = _________
poor wetting = _________
good wetting = low contact angle (approach 0)
poor wetting = high contact angle (approach 180)
wetting can be anticipated on the basis of _______ and ________ of materials
hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity