Intro to Biomaterials Flashcards

1
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3 main classes of materials

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metals, ceramics, and polymers

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2
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____ and ____ are considered polymer-ceramic

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composite resin; glass-ionomer

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3
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____ are considered metal-ceramic

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metal-ceramic crowns

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4
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material used to construct artificial organs, rehabilitation devices, or prostheses and replace natural body tissues, without causing any harm or negative reactions

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biomaterials

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5
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synthetic biomaterials

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composites

silicone impression materials

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6
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natural biomaterials

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alginates

hydrocolloids

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7
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tissue-engineered biomaterials

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stem cells
replacement tissues (growing a tooth from a bud)
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8
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metals are considered ___, ____, and ____

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hard, ductile (tough), strong

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9
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ceramics are considered ___, ____ and ____

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hard, brittle, strong

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10
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polymers are considered ____, ____, and ____

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soft, ductile (tough), weak

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11
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____ and ____ have high processing temperatures

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metals; ceramics

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12
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____ tend to have lower processing temperatures

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polymers

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13
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polymers tend to be used as ____ processing materials

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direct

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14
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metallic elements have ____ in their outer shell

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1,2,3 electrons

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15
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____ are key to metallic bonds and are ____ bound to nucleus

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electrons; loosely

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16
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electrons have free ____; ___ and ____ conductivity and ductility-bend without breaking

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mobility; thermal and electrical

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17
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mixture of 2 or more metals

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metal alloys

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18
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metal alloys include ___ and ____

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cast metals for crowns; amalgams

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19
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pure metal is ____; atoms can slide

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ductile

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20
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solid solution alloy is ____ but less _____

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stronger; ductile

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21
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____ must be made to resist deformation; modified to impede dislocations

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strengthening noble metals

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22
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noble metals include

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Au, Ag, Pd, Pt

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23
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___ and ___ bonds are associated with ceramics

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ionic; covalent

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24
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ionic and covalent bonds are ____ than metallic bonds

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stronger

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25
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covalent bonds are ____ than ionic bonds

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stronger

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26
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ionic bonds have an ____ and ____

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electron donor; electron acceptor

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27
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covalent bonds have ____ shared electrons

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equally

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28
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ceramics are a mixture of ___ and ____ elements

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metallic; non-metallic

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29
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3 metallic oxides most common ceramics in dentistry

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SiO2, Al2O3, K2O

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30
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____ is the building block

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SiO4 tetrahedron

31
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most dental ceramics are ____ or _____

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semicrystalline; polycrystalline

32
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SiO4 tetrahedron is the building block of ____

A

dental porcelain

33
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porcelain is primarily a ____ with some ____ residuals

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glass; crystalline

34
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porcelain is processed by ____ or ____ at high temperatures

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sintering; melting

35
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characteristic polymer bonds are ____ bonds with high _____; long molecules composed principally of ____ elements

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covalent; molecular weight; nonmetallic elements (C, O, N, and H)

36
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polymers are ____ long chains like cooked spaghetti that derive strength and properties from the ____

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entangled; entanglement

37
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polymerization process

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  1. light activation of initiator molecule (I) to generate a free radical (R)
  2. initiation of a monomer to generate a free radical
  3. propagation of free radical with four monomers
  4. termination of free radical
38
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polymerization can be initiated by ____, ____, and ____

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light; heat; chemical mixing

39
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a _____ utilizes light to generate a free-radical

A

visible light initiator

40
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free radicals will initiate _____

A

methacrylate polymerization

41
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_____ (yellow) absorbs visible light and interacts with ____ to generate free radicals

A

CQ ; DMAEMA

42
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four stages of chain reaction polymerization

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activation- free radical initiation
initiation- free radical combination with monomer unit, double bond opening
propagation- chain growth, volume decrease, shrinkage
termination

43
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monomer functional groups

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monomethacrylates- linear chains

dimethacrylates- branched and cross-linked

44
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polymerization allows for ____ processing for ____ placement

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in vivo; direct

45
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metals are indirect placement with high processing temps, except ____

A

amalgam

46
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ceramics are indirect placement with high processing temps except _____

A

cements

47
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polymers are direct placement with low processing temps except _____

A

indirect composites

48
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uses of polymers in dentistry

A

provisionals (temporary crowns)
adhesives
restoratives
registration materials (impression materials)

49
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provisionals are ____

A

linear

50
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adhesives are ____

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cross-linked

51
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restoratives are ____

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cross-linked

52
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physical mixtures of metals, ceramics, and/or polymers

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composites

53
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By knowing the phases present in the structure of any material and interfacial interactions, it is possible to predict the overall properties fairly well

A

rule of mixtures

54
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dental composite dispersed phase

A

glass fillers

55
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dental composite matrix phase

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monomer resin

56
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fillers are chemically bonded to ____ phase to improve properties

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resin

57
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what happens when you increase filler volume

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increase strength, increase modulus, increase viscosity, decrease shrinkage

58
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what happens when you increase filler size

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increase surface roughness

59
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filler types

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silicate glass (larger)
colloidal silica (smaller)
60
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filler amount

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75-80 wt%

61
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mass property measured in weight/unit volume

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density

62
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relative density or density of material/density of water

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specific gravity

63
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most things ____ when heated and ____ when cooled (thermal expansion)

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expand; contract

64
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thermal expansion measured in ____

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LCTE (linear coefficient of thermal expansion)

65
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thermal expansion trend

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ceramics < metals < polymers

tooth < amalgam < composite

66
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teeth are ____ due to high mineral content

A

insulators

67
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metals have high ____ so they need a ____ like base

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thermal conductivity; thermal insulator

68
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composites have ____ thermal conductivity so they do not need an insulator base

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low

69
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metal restorations conduct ____ while composites and ceramics are electrical ____

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electricity; insulators

70
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optical properties include:

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color, translucency, gloss, and surface texture

71
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3 dimensions of color

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hue, value, and chroma

72
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2 objects that appear the same color under one light source and different under another light source; have different spectral characteristics

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metamerism

73
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color is defined in a _____

A

3D coordinate system