Final Impression Materials and Technique Flashcards
- An imprint or negative likeness
* Made from soft semi-fluid material allowed to set
Dental Impression
: ability of liquid to flow over a solid surface
•Related to surface energy of the solid and surface tension of the liquid
•Contact angle of wetting
Wettability
_______ materials:
contact angle > 90: surface not wetted
Hydrophobic
_____ impression materials:
contact angle < 90: surface wetted
Hydrophilic
: resistance of a liquid to flow or motion. Reverse of fluidity.•Shear stress/ Strain rate = MPa/sec•Related to the unset, liquid material•Liquids and viscosity:•Newtonian: viscosity constant•Pseudoplastic: ̄viscosity with shear rate
Viscosity
:shear thinningNot thixotropy/ thixotropic, incorrect term•Material does not flow until under pressure•Less viscous with increased shear rate•Why same material used in tray and syringe
Pseudoplasticity
:characteristic of solid that behaves as an elastic solid and a viscous liquid•Related to set impression•Mechanical properties dependent on loading rate•Associated with viscous nature•As load rate, properties improved•tear strength & elastic limit•Quick removal, decreased distortion
Viscoelastic
= ability to replicate the intraoral surface details.
Accuracy
=ability to retain its absolute dimensional size over time.
Dimensional Stability
= ability to resist tearing in thin sections (such as through the feather-edged material within the gingival sulcus).
Tear Resistance
Were the first impression materials popular in the previous century rigid or elastic?
Rigid
______ impression materials
•Chemical reaction, cannot revert to preset state. Primary bonds.
Irreversible:
______ impression material
•Softens under heat and solidifies when cooled.
•Secondary bonds, no chemical change
Reversible:
______ impression material
•Rigid, cannot be removed from undercuts
•Edentulous impressions
•Inelastic:
______ impression material
•Can be removed from undercuts without distortion
•Dentate impressions
Elastic:
:gel relaxation, water extruded from gel (shrinkage)
Syneresis