Indirect Exam 2 Flashcards
What are the 4 types of all ceramic crowns?
Feldspathic porcelain
Lithium disilicate
PFZ
Monolithic zirconia
What type of prep design?
Feldspathic porcelain
Lithium disilicate
ACC prep
What type of prep design?
PFM
PFZ
PFM prep
What type of prep design?
FMC
Monolithic zirconia
FMC prep
When are ACCs indicated?
Esthetics
Enough coronal dental structure to support restoration
When doing an ACC, ___________ on occluding surface should be supported by the abutment tooth
porcelain
Porcelain is relatively __________
weak/brittle
What type of crown should you do?
Tooth that has an extensive proximal and/or buccal restoration that can no longer be restored with composite
ACC
What type of crown should you do?
A more conservative restoration is inadequate
ACC
When are ACCs contraindicated? (7)
When a more conservative restoration is indicated
Posterior teeth
Discolored teeth
1mm margin is not possible
Occlusal load is unfavorable (edge-to-edge occlusion)
Parafunctional habits
Deep overbite
Why should you not put an ACC on posterior teeth?
High occlusal load/brittle porcelain
Ceramic can’t exceed more than 2mm in thickness
Why should you not put an ACC on discolored/stained teeth?
May alter final restoration shade
What are the 3 advantages of ACCs?
Superior esthetics (high translucency)
More conservative on facial surface (1mm) compared to PFM (1.5mm)
Shade can be modified by resin cement
What are the 2 multi-shaded resin cement systems?
Variolink esthetic
RelyX veneer
What are the 2 disadvantages of ACCs?
Not strong
Less conservative margin compared to PFM
Why are ACCs not as strong?
No metal/zirconia substructure
What is the MPa of feldspathic porcelain vs lithium disilicate?
Feldspathic porcelain: 100-150
Lithium disilicate: 360-400
What is the margin of ACC vs PFM crowns?
ACC: 1mm, 90 degree shoulder, deep chamfer
PFM: 0.5mm, feather edge, light chamfer
How many facial planes are there on anterior ACC preps?
2
What is the incisal edge reduction on anterior ACC preps?
1.5-2mm
What is the axial wall reduction on anterior ACC preps?
1-1.5mm
Why do you want a 90 degree shoulder or deep chamfer for ACC preps?
Prevents unfavorable distribution of stress
Minimize risk of fracture
Ideally, you want _______ contacts in the middle 1/3 of the __________ surface for an ACC prep
MIP; lingual
When prepping for an ACC, ____________ guidance should be smooth and consistent
anterior
T/F: For an ACC prep, leaving the tooth out of
occlusion should be avoided, since it will erupt and may lead to protrusive interferences/possible fracture
True
What is the axial wall reduction on posterior ACC preps?
1.5mm
What is the non-functional cusp reduction on posterior ACC preps?
1.5mm
What is the functional cusp reduction on posterior ACC preps?
2mm
Before starting an ACC prep, what should you do if you are not satisfied with the existing crown’s anatomy?
Make a wax-up to the ideal contours you’re restoring to
What is the benefit of making a wax-up to the ideal contours you’re restoring to prior to starting an ACC prep?
The reduction guide will truly guide you, since that’s the anatomy you’re looking for in the future crown
When reducing on the facial surface during an ACC prep, what should the cervical reduction follow?
The path of insertion
When reducing on the facial surface during an ACC prep, what should the incisal reduction follow?
The anatomical curvature it follows
What should you do when prepping to prevent stress concentrations in an ACC?
Round internal line angles
Which bur should you use when finishing the margin of an ACC prep to get a very smooth, continuous shoulder margin?
Red labeled diamond
Properties and behavior of materials depend on __________ structure
internal
Independent of mechanical manipulation
Physical properties
Associated with response to externally applied forces
Mechanical properties
Name 7 physical properties
Density
Coefficient of thermal expansion
Optical
Solubility
Viscosity
Electrical/thermal conductivity
Melting/solidification point
What is testing of mechanical properties a useful predictor of?
Clinical success - can compare to other materials
Push or pull exerted on a material
Force (load)
Has magnitude and direction
Force (load)
Units are pound and Newton (0.22lb)
Force (load)
Force per unit area
Stress
What are the 3 types of stress?
Tension (<- ->)
Compression (-><-)
Shear
What type of stress?
2 forces directed away from each other in same straight line
Tension
What type of stress?
2 forces directed toward each other in same straight line
Compression
What type of stress?
2 forces directed toward each other, but NOT in same line
Shear
What happens when force exceeds the cohesive strength of the object?
It breaks
What does stress depend on?
Area and load
What are the biting forces of molars, premolars, and incisors?
Molars: 130 lbs
Premolars: 70 lbs
Incisors: 40 lbs
What is the biting stress of molars?
130,000 psi
What is amalgam’s ratio of tensile strength to compressive strength?
Tensile strength is 1/10 of compressive strength
What is EvoCeram’s ratio of tensile strength to compressive strength?
Tensile strength is 1/5 of compressive strength
Small flaws caused by localized high stresses like a notch or scratch
Stress concentration
Results in unexpected fracture at low stress
Stress concentration
Change in length/original length
Strain
Amount of deformation per unit length
Strain
An object is deformed when a force is applied
Strain
Measure of the level of stress required to make a material fail
Strength
What is the importance of strength?
Restorations must withstand stresses of mastication
What is important to avoid exceeding strength properties of a material?
Prep design
Graphic representation of the deformation of a material as stress is applied
Stress-strain diagrams
Initially, strain is proportional to stress and is reversible
Elastic deformation
Ratio of stress to strain in straight line
portion of a diagram
Modulus of elasticity
This property cannot be changed, as it is a measure of interatomic bonding
Modulus of elasticity
Relates directly to rigidity of material
Modulus of elasticity
The greater the modulus of elasticity, the more __________ a material will be
rigid
The steeper the slope, the more ________ the material
rigid
At higher stresses, permanent displacement of atoms occurs so that much of the strain is not reversible
Plastic deformation
Once it starts, the strain will increase faster than the stress
Plastic deformation
Max stress a material can withstand without deviation from the law of proportionality
Proportional limit
An increase in the proportional limit will ____________the resistance of the material to permanent deformation
increase
High proportional limit is…
Strong
Low proportional limit is…
Weak
Essentially same as proportional limit
Elastic limit
Stress at which a material exhibits a small amount of permanent deformation
Yield strength (point)
Amount is arbitrarily selected
Yield strength (point)
Any restoration or appliance that permanently deforms in service is usually what?
A clinical failure
A material with a yield strength greater than
30,000 psi can’t be ___________
burnished
Max stress before failure
Ultimate strength
Deformation from applying a tensile force
Elongation (ductility)
Indication of workability (burnishability) of an alloy
Elongation (ductility)
Increase in length/original length x 100 = ?
% elongation
Total % elongation includes what types of deformation?
Elastic + plastic
An alloy with a high value of total % elongation can be bent permanently with less risk of _____________
fracture
In regards to total % elongation, what value is needed to be useful?
10%
Ability to be hammered or rolled into thin sheets
Malleability
Ability to be drawn into wire
Ductility
Related to burnishability
Ductility
Wrought wires are ___________
flexible
Cast alloys are ____________
ductile
Measured by area under the elastic portion of a stress-strain diagram
Resilience
Amount of energy needed to deform a material to its proportional limit
Resilience
Capacity to withstand repeated stresses before deforming
Resilience
Area under the total curve of a stress-stain diagram
Toughness
Amount of energy necessary to fracture a material
Toughness
Capacity to withstand repeated stresses before fracturing
Toughness
Resistance to permanent indentation
Hardness
Size of the indentation varies inversely
with the ____________ of the material
Hardness
The higher the hardness number, the _________ the material
harder
What are the 4 testing methods for hardness?
Brinell hardness
Diamond pyramid
Knoop hardness
Rockwell hardness
Which testing method for hardness?
Small steel ball: ratio of load to area of indentation
Brinell hardness
Which testing method for hardness?
Uses a diamond pyramid instrument
Diamond pyramid
Which testing method for hardness?
For metals and alloys, not brittle materials
Brinell hardness
Diamond pyramid
Which testing method for hardness?
Diamond tool with one long diagonal and one short diagonal
Knoop hardness
Which testing method for hardness?
Cuts the material
Knoop hardness
Which testing method for hardness?
For brittle materials (enamel, dentin), elastics, and metals
Knoop hardness
Which testing method for hardness?
Depth of indentation measured directly on
a micrometer
Rockwell hardness
Which testing method for hardness?
For elastic materials
Rockwell hardness
What is the clinical significance of yield strength?
Burnishability
What is the clinical significance of tensile strength?
Load-bearing ability
What is the clinical significance of elongation?
Margin-finishing properties
What is the clinical significance of hardness?
Wear resistance
Finishing/polishing
What is the dental wax called?
Inlay or casting wax
Amorphous, organic material
Wax
Wax is solid at what temp?
Room temp
Wax melts without _____________
decomposition
What are the natural sources of wax?
Mineral petroleum distillation
Plants
Insect
What are the 3 things involved in mineral petroleum distillation that make up inlay wax?
Paraffin
Microcrystalline
Ceresin
Which plants make wax?
Canauba
Candelilla
Which insects make wax?
Bees
T/F: The composition of beeswax varies
True
Which waxes are used more often in dentistry, natural or synthetic?
Natural
Describe synthetic wax
Highly refined
Similar properties to natural wax, but differ chemically
What are the 4 additives in wax to make it more stable/easier to carve?
Stearic acid
Oils
Resins
Rosins
What do the additives in wax allow adjustments for?
Flow
Toughness
What is the composition of wax?
Hydrocarbons
Esters
Complex combo of organic compounds
Does wax have a high or low molecular weight?
High
What is the primary ingredient in casting wax?
Paraffin (60%)
T/F: Wax has a melting point
FALSE, wax has a melting RANGE (since it has various molecules with differing molecular weights)
The melting temp of wax increases when…
Molecular weight increases
T/F: Wax has the largest thermal expansion coefficient of any material in restorative dentistry
True
The thermal expansion of wax is a function of strength of ___________ valence forces
secondary
Which forces hold materials in wax together?
Secondary
Do mineral waxes have strong or weak forces?
Weak
Which one has a greater force: mineral wax or plant wax?
Plant wax
What are the 2 contractions in wax?
Solidification shrinkage
Cooling contraction
What is a major factor in the inaccuracy of a finished restortation?
Temp changes in wax pattern
Does wax have a high or low elastic modulus (rigidity)?
Low
What does elastic modulus (rigidity) of wax depend on?
Temperature
Does wax have a high or low strength?
Low
Ability to flow over a surface
Wetting
Do you want the contact angle of a wetting surface to be high or low?
Low
Ideal/perfect wetting has what degree of a contact angle?
0 degrees
What aids wetting?
Die lubricant
Die lubricant is basically the same as what material?
Liquid alginate
Degree of plastic (permanent) deformation of a material at a given temp
Flow
What 3 things does flow depend on?
Temp
Force applied
Time force is applied
What is always present in the wax pattern?
Residual stress
What does molding wax under compression lead to?
Expansion
What does molding wax under tension lead to?
Contraction
What are the 2 types of casting waxes?
Type 1 (technicians use)
Type 2
Which type of casting wax?
Harder
Lower flow for direct technique in oral cavity
Type 1
Which type of casting wax?
Soft for indirect technique on stone model
Type 2
T/F: Both type of casting wax should trim to a fine margin
True
What is a problem with both types of casting wax?
Warping
What are the 4 problem areas of wax?
Development + release of internal stress
Non-uniform storage temps
Carving that induces stress
Warming the pattern
A wax pattern is made directly on the __________
stone model
What is painted on the die? Why?
Die lubricant; allows wax to flow easier
What 5 things should you check the wax pattern for?
Overwaxed margins
Short margins
Thick margins
Open margins
Roughness
What are the 2 major categories of impression material?
Inelastic (rigid)
Elastic (flexible)
Which category of impression material?
Plaster, ZOE, compound
Inelastic (rigid)
Which category of impression material?
For edentulous pts
Inelastic (rigid)
Which category of impression material?
Hydrocolloids (reversible and irreversible)
Elastic (flexible)
Which category of impression material?
Elastomers (polysulfide, condensation silicone, addition silicone, polyether)
Elastic (flexible)
What was the first impression material to come out in 1950?
Polysulfide
Which impression materials do not have a byproduct, meaning they are stable and can be sent later to a lab without warping?
Polyether
Additional silicone
Which impression material has the following composition?
Base paste (polysulfide polymers and fillers)
Accelerator paste (lead dioxide, dibutyl phthalate, sulfur)
Polysulfide
T/F: If the impression material doesn’t have a lot of filler in it, you will have a more detailed impression
True
T/F: Fillers in impression material will stabilize the dimensions of it
True