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
What is filler classified by?
material ,shape and size
What shape is filler?
regular or spherical
What are spherical shapes easier to do?
add to resin matrix & fill more space (less matrix/resin)
What does adding smaller filler particles do?
particles fills space between larger particles & take up more space Less resin remaining so less shrinkage on curing
What do inorganic fillers reduce?
o Polymerisation shrinkage
o Thermal expansion
o Water sorption
What do inorganic fillers increase?
o Compression/Tensile strength
o Modulus of elasticity (Inc. stiffness)
o Abrasion resistance