Dental Luting Agent Selection Flashcards

1
Q

Cement choice for CVC, MCC, or FPD?

A

Resin Ionomer…

RELY X LUTING +

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2
Q

Cement choice for CVC/FPD with poor ferrule?

A

Adhesive Resin…

Panavia 21

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3
Q

Cement choice for an MCC with ceramic margin?

A

Resin Ionomer…

RELY X LUTING +

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4
Q

Cement choice for a “hot tooth”?

A

Resin Ionomer…

RELY X LUTING +

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5
Q

Cement choice for an Emax crown?

A

Self-Adhesive Resin…

RELY X UNICEM

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6
Q

Cement choice for Ceramic Veneers?

A

Light Cured Resin…

NEXUS

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7
Q

Cement choice for implant crowns?

A

Temp Cement…

TEMPBOND

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8
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Cement choice for a Maryland bridge?

A

Adhesive Resin…

Panavia 21

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9
Q

Cement choice for Cast Post and Core?

A

Glass Ionomer…

KETAC APLICAP

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10
Q

Zinc Phosphate, Glass Ionomer, Polycarboxylate, and ZOE-EBA are all types of _____.

A

cement

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11
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Rely x _____ is self-adhesive and self-etching.

A

Unicem

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12
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Rely x Unicem is _____ based

A

phosphate

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13
Q

What are the advantages to resin cements?

A
  1. chemical adherence to tooth and metal alloys
  2. stronger bond to enamel
  3. improved bond to dentin
  4. durable in oral environment
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14
Q

What are the three functional groups associated with dentin bonding agents?

A
  • carboxylic acid
  • phosphate ester
  • hydroxy group
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15
Q

T/F: Patients with restorations cemented with resin-modified class ionomer demonstrated the least post-op sensitivity.

A

True

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16
Q

What are three mechanical properties that we must consider when using luting agents?

A
  • high strength
  • low solubility
  • adhesive
17
Q

T/F: The higher the Powder/Liquid ratio of polycarboxylate cement, the lower the occurrence of cement loss

A

True

18
Q

T/F: Glass Ionomer and resin cements have greater microleakage compared to Zinc Phosphate.

A

True

19
Q

T/F: Glass Ionomer and resin cements have greater retention than Zinc Phosphate cements.

A

True

20
Q

Order the relative translucency of luting agents from most translucent to least translucent.

A

MOST TRANSLUCENT

resin… (EnForce)
Glass ionomer… (Ketac Cem)
Polycarboxylate… (Duralon)
Zinc Phosphate… (Flecks)…“think about zinc on a lifeguard’s nose”

LEAST TRANSLUCENT (most opaque)

21
Q

What are the ideal working properties of luting agents?

A
  • Long Working Time
  • Short Setting Time
  • Low Viscosity
  • Easy Manipulation
  • Easy Cleanup
22
Q

T/F: Nexus and metabond are among the most expensive luting agents.

A

True