Biomimetic Dentistry Flashcards
What are guided preps and how do they work (veneer work)
“working from final form”
Biomimetic concept to preserve enamel
Prep the teeth with depth-cutting burs through the provisionals, this ensures you’re only taking off a very small amount of enamel.
What is the principle of biomemetic restorations (3)
Restore teeth to full function by creating hard tissue bond that allows functional stress to path through tooth
- adhesive indirect restos distribute stress, unlike traditional alloy restos and cemented crowns
- coronal tissue of the tooth acts as support for the bonded tooth-resto complex
Factors influencing enamel bonding (3)
- Surface wettability of adhesive agents
- Surface contamination
- Water
Why is dentine harder to bond to? (3)
- more water than enamel
- hydroxyapatite is randomly arranged in an organic matrix whereas enamel is patterned
- Smear layer makes wetting of dentine by the adhesive more difficult
What does dentine bond strength depend on
Depth- less effective deeper you go due to change in diameter of tubules (permeability)
Age- less collagen, less tubules
When are calcium chelators used? Example?
Biomemetic
Remove smear layer without demineralising the dentin layer
used when dentine bonding as alt to phos acid
Ex. EDTA
2 reasons why you should bond into moist dentine
- prevent collagen collapse
- acetone in the bond is hydrophillic, will chase the water into tubules -> better bond strength
Why may dentine bonding fail? (3)
- contamination with fluids
- structural changes in dentine
- Lower penetration of bonding agent due to premature evaporation of solvent -> thickening
Purpose of IDS (5)
- Create interdiffusion / hybrid layer
- Protects tooth from contamination, bacterial leakage, and remnants of temp cement
- Reduces hydrodynamic water mvmt in tubules, minimising sensitivity
- Thickness of hybrid layer prevents collagen collapse during imps/cementation
- Allows for maturation of hybrid layer during provisionalisation
Why is IDS “immediate”?
What structure does it mimic?
- Bond btw monomers and dentine mimics the DEJ
- “immediate” bc freshly prepped dentine is uncontaminated, thus ideal for resin infiltration
What types of preps strongly benefit from IDS (2)
Short clinical crowns
Tapered preps
Should final impressions be taken before or after IDS
After
Otherwise resto will not fit properly, poor margins
Why should you wait 1-2 weeks before bonding to IDS
Need time for hybrid layer maturation
- less susceptible to polymerisation shrinkage
Should light cure or dual cure DBA be used with IDS?
LC DBA’s if IDS used
Dual-cure have higher levels of polymerisation and colour instability- thats why we only use dual cure when LC not possible (posts, opaque crown)
How to identify exposed dentine in veneer preps
Shortly etch (2-3s) the tooth surface and rinse
- enamel will be frosty
- dentine will be glossy
after this etch, if there is dentine, it will need to be re-prepped to expose fresh layer of dentine before being etched again for DBA application