CSA tooth coloured materials 1 resin compo Flashcards
What are composites?
material with 2 phases:
o Inorganic glass filler (glass)
o Organic binder (polymer matrix)
How do we bond composite?
silane coupling agent
What does composite contain
- camphorquinone- allows for lighting
- chemicals to stabilise and increase shelf life
What are the advantages of composites?
- Good aesthetics
- Conserves tooth structure & minimally invasive
- Adhesion to tooth surface occurs via bonding system
- Low thermal conductivity
- Good alternative to amalgam now that minimata convention phasing it out
What are disadvantages of composite?
- good moisture control is required
- Polymerisation shrinkage
- Lower wear resistance than amalgam
- No chemical adhesion to tooth like GIC
What does polymerisation shrinkage lead to?
leads to marginal leakage, secondary caries, staining
What chemicals involved in placing composite?
- Acid etch – opens prisms, exposes collagen & dentinal tubules
- Bond – Forms hybrid layer between hydrophilic dentine & hydrophobic composite
What is chemical activation of composite?
- Chemical Organic amine + Organic peroxide
* Light Camphorquinone + blue light (450-490nm) – more common method of setting
What is part 1 of the initiation stage?
camphorquinone splits under presence of blue light (photo initiator) & forms a free radical
What is part 2 of initiation stage ?
Free radical attacks weak pi bond in monomer of double bond and causes it to split open, this activated monomer
What is propagation ?
• activated monomer acts as radical and joins other monomers, breaking open their double bonds and forming a string of reactions to form very long chain of monomers (polymers)
What is termination ?
• 2 radicals (can be very long chain of monomers) collide and reaction ceases
What is shrinking?
distance between monomers decreases during polymerisation
What is polywave for setting?
more than 1 wavelength (450-490 nm) to set composite to ensure max. amount of monomer is polymerised
What happens when composite pulled away from enamel/dentine?
o Poor retention
o Staining
o Sensitivity
o Secondary caries
What types of monomers are there?
- Bisphenol A glycidyl methacrylate (Bis-GMA) –
- Urethane dimethylacrylate (UDMA)
- Triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGMA) –
- All are dimethylacrylates
Why is Bis GMA?
Viscous due to benzene ring
What does TEGMA act as ?
diluent for Bis-GMA and makes composite easier to work with, increases polymer conversion more cross linking but more shrinkage
How are they all dimethylacrylates?
C=C on each end of molecule that makes polymerisation possible
What happens during light curing?
o Stresses form at bonding interface due to shrinking, as monomers cross link
When are stresses relieved during curing?
“gel point” > composite is no longer a liquid and loses ability to flow
What happens after gel point?
composite becomes unyielding/stiff and stresses is transferred to tooth
What is recommended to decrease stress transfer?
2mm curing depth
What does composite filler do ?
decrease strength & wear resistance of material
• Materials include: strontium glass, barium glass, quartz, borosilicate glass, ceramic, silica or prepolymerised resin