Dentine bonding Flashcards
structure of dentine
70% hydroxyapitie
20% organic material
10% water
dentine has more of a .. composition
heterogeneous
more difficult substrate to bond to an adhesive
whats found in dentine
dentinal tubules
extend from the external surface to the pulp
transmit pain to the pulp when dentine is exposed
what is a condiitoner
substance that modifies the characteristics of a substance so a bond can be created e.g. acid etch
what is coupling agent/primer
intermeidiary substance able to bond to a substrate and adhseive
what is a sealer
substance that flows into dentinal tubules creating a methacrylate based layer
- ensures adhesion
what does the dentine conditioner do
modify the smear layer
dissolves the hydroxyapatite and opening tubules
what is the smear layer
mixture of proteins, hydroxyapatite
what acids are usually used
EDTA maleic acid oxalic acid phosphoric acid nitric acid
is dentine hydrophobic or philic
hydrophilic
resin is hydrophobic
what can dentine bond to
as it is hydrophilic
- hydroxyl groups
- carboxyl groups
- phosphate groups
what can you now also bond hydrophobic resins to
methacrylate groups
- use a spacer to stick them together
what is a spacer used for when bonding resin to methacrylate groups
long enough to prevent rigidity and allow both ends to bond freely/move around
what is a coupling agent and what does it do
bifunctional monomer
combines 3 parts
what parts does a coupling agent bind
polar group
spacer
methacrylate group
what does the polar group do in the bond of the spacer
affinity for the dentine
what does the spacer do in the bond
allows the two parts to attach
what does the metharcylate group do in the mond
produces the polymerisation
examples of a bifunctional monomer
HEMA
MEP-P
NPG-GMA