Dental materials - Luting cements Flashcards
Properties of luting agents
Viscocity and film thickness radiopaque ease of use marginal seal aesthetics solubility cariostatic biocompatible Mechanical properties
Viscocity
Low to allow seating of restoration - dependant on filler particle size (<25micrometers)
ease of use
good setting and working time. Also easy to mix.
Radiolucent
Able to see marginal breakdown and easily identified on Rg
Marginal seal
Ideally bond to tooth - permenant and impeneatrable bond
Aesthetic
Not shine through tooth, non staining and variable translucency
Solubility
LOW
Cariostatic
Fluoride releasing and bacteriostatic
Biocompatible
No damaging pH, acceptable thermal reaction or conductivity.
Mechanical props
High compressive, tensile strength
High hardness
YM similar to tooth - 15GPa
Cement - ZInc Phosphate
Powder:
Zinc Oxide - reactive agent
Magnesium dioxide - white colour/> compressive strength
Other oxides - alumina, silica - greater physical properties and varied translucency
Liquid:
aqueous solution of phosphoric acid
Oxides - buffer solution eg aluminium - consistency
Zinc oxide - slower setting reaction
Reaction of zinc phosphate
- Acid base 2. Hydration
Aluminium oxide - prevents crystallisation leading to amorphous glassy matrix of acid salt surrounding unreacted ZnO powder. Insoluble but porous.This contains free water from setting reaction. Material matures and binds to water giving less porous material.
Issues with Zn Phosphate cement
Low initial pH 2 - Damage pulp, Exothermic setting reaction, Not adhesive to tooth or restoration, brittle, opaque, Npt cariostatic and final set takes 24hr
Zinc Polycarboxylate - Adv
Polyacrylic acid
BONDS TO TOOTH SURFACE, reduced heat of reaction, low pH quickly increases to neutral. Cheap.
Zinc Polycarboxylate - dis
Difficult to mix and manipulate.soluble in low pH environment, lower modulus and compressive strength that Zn Phos