Crown Fitting and Cementation - Luting Cement Selection Flashcards
what is the luting cement?
the interface between cast restoration and the tooth
what 3 factors determine which cement you may use?
- how much adhesion is required
- whether aesthetics is important
- if you want to remove the restoration
give ideal properties of the cement.
- prevents microleakage
- mechanical properties
- biocompatible
- easy to use
why is microleakage bad? (4)
- aesthetics damages
- increase chance of secondary caries
- can become sensitive
- pulpal damage
describe what is meant by good mechanical properties
- high compressive strength
- low solubility - not to degrade
- retentive
- low film thickness
why must the cement be biocompatible?
- not harmful to pulp
- not harmful to gingivae
how can a cement be easy to use?
- good working time
- easy to clean up excess
- if it can be removed if necessary
give the 3 types of cements that may be used.
Traditional
Glass Ionomer Cement
Resin Cement
give the 2 types of traditional cements.
zinc phosphate
zinc polycarboxylate
give the 2 types of GIC’s
traditional
resin modified
give the 2 types of resin cements
multi-step adhesives
simplified and all in one adhesives
what type of cement is zinc phosphate? give 4 good properties and 2 bad properties
traditional cement
- long success
- high compressive strength
- low film thickness
- 5 mins working time
- macro-mechanical retention - not adhesive
- highly soluble
give 3 indications of which zinc phosphate - traditional cement would be used? zinc pocbate
cast post
full crown
conventional bridge
what type of cement is zinc polycarboxylate? give 4 good properties and 1 bad property
traditional cement
- good compressive strength
- low film thickness
- chemical adhesion to tooth
- releases fluoride
- highly soluble
give 4 indications of which zinc polycarboxylate - traditional cement, may be used.
- full crown
- conventional bridge
- inlays/onlays
- temporary filling material