Ch 47 Flashcards
Speciality Practices?
orthodontics, pediatric, and prosthodontics
biohazards
items bought into the lab the can harbor infective blood and saliva
infective blood and saliva are?
biohazards
MSDS
material safety data sheet
study cast/models/diagnostic cast
3d reproductions of the teeth and soft tissue of patients max and many. arches
a mineral mined from earth
gypsum
dihydrate
gypsum in its unrefined state
gypsum in powdered state
hemihydrate
What does the dihydrate form of calcium sulfate mean?
It means that it consists of two parts water to every one part calcium sulfate
What does the hemihydrate form of calcium sulfate mean?
It means only one-half part water to one part calcium sulfate.
materials used to make dental models
gypsum
types of gypsum
model plaster
____________
highstrength stone
types of gypsum
highstrength stone
dental stone
_________
When you mix gypsum powder with water….
the hemihydrate crystals dissolve in water to form clusters known as the nuclei of crystallization
Nuclei of crystallization
hemihydrate crystals dissolved in water
What occurs with more intermeshing of the gypsum crystals
The more meshing that occurs, the greater the strength, rigidity, and hardness of the final product
As the gypsum crystals grow during the setting process
they intermesh and become entangled with each other