Glass Polyalkenoates Flashcards
what are GI’s derived from?
silicate cements
polycarboxylate cements
what are polycarboxylate cements?
zinc oxide with polycarboxylic acid
set cement = adhesive to tooth, poor appearance, poor mech properties
replace zinc oxide of polycarboxylate cements with what? Advantage?
replace zno with ion leachable glass
better appearance
less soluble
better mech. properites
Glass ionomer came about when?
1970’s
GI comes as?
powder to liquid
powder mixed with water
encapsulated
powder of GI?
sodium aluminasilicate glass plus 20% caF
liquid of GI?
aqueous solution of acrylic/iatonic acid copolymer
plus tartaric acid to control setting
GI setting reaction essentially?
an acid base reaction
unreacted what left?
glass cores
powder/water gi, powder?
sodium aluminasilicate glass + 20% caf
plus vacuum dried polyacid
powder reconstituted by mixing with?
either water or dilute aqueous solution of tartaric acid
proportioning of powder and liquid
scoop/dropper bottle
encapsulated
how to mix GI
spatula
mechanical by oscialltory/rotary
what does hand spatulation cause?
more air incorporation
increased porosity
porosity of viscous cements?
low porosity
porosity causes stress of material which causes?
cracks
properites of powder to water gi altered by?
p:l ratio
if encapsulated = consistent
cored structure description?
outer is rich in calcium
inner rich in aluminium
calcium 2+ allows?
al 3+
2 arms for cross linking the acid chain
3 arms
in the initial set reaction what is there more of?
calcium ion predominates over al
why is there more calcium in the initial set reaction?
calcium is at the outer surface so is the 1st thing the acid meets
calcium is more mobile in solution that Al
more likely that 2 chains will come along rather than 3
why is mixing difficult if GI stored in the fridge?
initiates acid crystallisation
how does GI bonded to the tooth?
by calcium ions
how does GI bond to collagen?
by H bonding - metallic ion bridging