dental luting agents Flashcards
what are luting agents
- all dental cements are luting agents, but not all luting agents are dental cements
- can be
>composite resins
>self-adhesive composite resins
> surface modifying chemicals
what is viscosity of luting agent dependant on
- size of powder or filler particles in the material as well as flow characteristics of material itself
what should the viscosity of luting agents be
- low to allow seating of the restoration without interference from cement
- film thickness should be as thin as possible = ideally 25 µm or less
how easy is luting agents to use
- should be easy to use
- most are encapsulated with a clicker system
- working time should be long to allow for seating of restoration
- setting time should be short = ideally command set
why is radiopaque luting agents good
- allows you to see margins easier
- easier to see marginal breakdown
what should the marginal seal be
- ideal it should bone chemically to the tooth and the indirect restoration with a permanent and impenetrable bond
what colour are luting agents
- tooth coloured
- variety of shades and translucency
- non-staining
what solubility should luting agents be
- low
- if it is high then it will wash away under influence of saliva and fall out
how can luting agents be cariostatic
- fluoride releasing and antibacterial
- important in preventing secondary caries around crown margins
what is the ideal biocompatibility of luting agents
- not toxic
- not damaging to the pulp
- low thermal conductivity as a lot of restorations are metal based
what are the ideal mechanical properties
- high compressive strength
- high tensile strength
- high hardness value
- Young’s modulus similar to tooth
- but no luting agents will get close to tooth values for any more than a couple of these*
what are the different types of materials
- dental cement
>zinc phosphate
>zinc polycarboxylate - glass ionomer cement
>conventional
>Resin modified - composite resin luting agents
> total etch for use with DBA
> self-etch
what is in the powder of zinc phosphate
- zinc oxide = 90%
> main reactive ingredient - magnesium dioxide = <10%
>gives white colour
>increases compressive strength
-alumina and silica
>Improve physical properties
>alter shade of set material
what is in the liquid of zinc phosphate cement
- phosphoric acid - 50%
- oxides which buffer solution
>aluminium oxide ensures even consistency of set material
> zinc oxide slows reaction giving better working time
what is the reaction of zinc phosphate cement
- acid base reaction initially
- followed by hydration reaction resulting in crystallised phosphate matrix
what does aluminium oxide do in zinc phosphate cement setting reaction
- prevents crystallisation leading to an amorphous glassy matrix fo acid salt surrounding unreacted ZnO powder
what does the amorphous glassy matriculates of acid salt from zinc phosphate cement setting reaction do
- it is almost insoluble, but it is porous and contains free water from the setting reaction
- as it sets more it becomes harder
- cement matures, binding this water leading to a stronger, less porous material
what are the problems with zinc phosphate cement
- low initial pH of 2 > cause pulpal irritation - exothermic reaction not good for pulp - not adhesive to tooth or restoration > retention may be slightly micro mechanical but that is all - not cariostatic - final set can take 24 hours - brittle - opaque >cloudy yellow colour
what’s the difference between zinc phosphate and zinc polycarboxylate cement
- phosphoric acid replaced by poly acrylic acid
what is good about polycarboxylate cement
- bonds to tooth surfaces in similar way to GI
- less heat of reaction
- pH low to begin with but return to neutral quicker and longer chain acids don’t penetrate dentine as easily
- cheap
what are the problems with zinc polycarboxylate cement
- difficult to mix
- difficult to manipulate
- soluble in oral environment at lower pH
- opaque = cloudy white colour
- lower modulus and compressive strength than zinc phosphate
what is the difference between GI luting cement and filling material
- particle size of glass which is less than 20µm to allow for suitable film thickness
what is the reaction for GI
- acid base reaction between glass and acid
what is the glass in GI
- SiO2, Al2O3 and CaF2
what is the acid in GI
- mixture of acrylic, malice and itaconic acid and their copolymers
how does GI cement bond to tooth surface
- ion exchange with calcium in enamel and dentine
- hydrogen bonding with collagen in dentine
does GI bond to restoration
- no
- there is no chemical bond to restoration surface
- the surface of the restoration should be sandblasted to allow for mechanical adhesion
what is good about GI cement
- low shrinkage
- long-term stability
- relatively insoluble once fully set
- aesthetically between then zinc phosphate
- self-adhesive to tooth substance
- fluoride releasing
- cheap
what is different with resin modified GI cement
- chemistry the same as RMGI filling material
- glass particle size smaller
- liquid contains a hydrophilic monomer along with GIC powder and liquid
- monomer is hydrophilic as GIC is water based
- monomer - HEMA
what is HEMA
- hydroxyethyl methacrylate