CSA tooth coloured materials 2 GIC Flashcards
What are the types of cements?
• Light cured GIC Resin modified glass polyalkenoate (hydrophilic)
• Compomer
- Polyacid modified resin cement (hydrophobic)
• Composite
- Composite (Hydrophobic)
What is GIC?
formed by acid-base reaction between fluoride (F) containing glass & polyacid
What can GIC be formed by?
o Liquid acid + powdered glass
o Freeze dried acid, powdered glass & water
What is the composition of acid and base
- Fluoro-aluminio-phospho-silicate (base)
* Polyacid e.g. Polyacrylic acid or polymaelic acid
How to change setting of GIC?
o Change molecular weight of polyacid
o Change conc. of acid
o Control activity of glass
What are the advantages of GIC?
- Very adhesive & sticks to tooth surface easily
- Cariostatic – releases fluoride
What are the disadvantages of GIC?
- Technique sensitive
- Moisture sensitive
- not placed in stress bearing areas
- Low tensile & fracture toughness
- Poor wear resistance (Not for posterior fillings)
- can pick up stain
- Not command set so need to work quickly
- appearance/strength change over time
What is the setting reaction ?
polyacid and base gives polysalt and water
What are the stages of setting reaction ?
Stage 1 – Decomposition Stage 2 – Migration Stage 3 – Gelation Stage 4 – post set hardening Stage 5 – Maturation
What is decomposition in setting reaction?
- Acid dissolves in water – forms viscos solution with glass spread
- H+ ions dissociate from COOH groups on polyacid + displace cations on surface of glass
What is Migration in setting reaction?
• (Ca2+ / Al3+) migrate to neg charged ions in dissolved polyacid
What is Gelation in setting reaction?
• Cations form cross links in polymer chains > longer polysalts form, modified glass surface becomes a silica gel
What is post set hardening
• continues as more cations diffuse from gel to polymer chains
What is maturation in setting reaction?
- Al3+ ions bound in cement matrix + precipitate
- Ca2+ ions precipitate over 24 hours as well
- setting is very slow
- Formation of polysalts keeps occurring:
What happesn when Formation of polysalts keeps occurring:
o Hydration of polysalts
o Expanded gel structure
What does fluoride do in matrix?
• free to move & released from matrix w/o affecting structure of cement
What does GIC reduce at margins?
risk of secondary caries
What is the role of GIC?
• Slowly hydrates polysalts in mature cross linked matrix
o Increases strength
o Improves translucency
o Increases resistance to desiccation