Luting Agents Flashcards
properties a luting agent should have
viscosity & film thickness
ease of use
radiopaque
marginal seal
aesthetics
solubility
cariostatic
biocompatible
mechanical properties
viscosity & film thickness
dependent in size of powder / filler particles in material
must be low to allow seating of restoration without interference
viscosity increases as material sets so must seat restoration quickly & maintain pressure
film thickness should be thin as possible ideally 25um or less
ease of use
easy to mix
working time should be long to allow for seating of restoration
setting time should be short
radiopaque
some ceramic crowns are radiolucent
makes it easier to see marginal breakdown
marginal seal
ideally luting agent should bone chemically to tooth & indirect restoration with permanent & impenetrable bond
aesthetics
variation in shade & translucency
non staining
solubility
this should be low
cariostatic
fluoride releasing & antibacterial
important in preventing 2ndary caries in crown margins
biocompatibility
non toxic
non damaging to pulp via inappropriate pH or heat on setting
low TEC
ideal mechanical properties
high compressive strength - dentine = 275 MPa
high tensile strength - dentine = 50MPa
high hardness - dentine = 70k, enamel = 400k
YM similar to tooth - dentine = 15GPa
no luting agent gets close to tooth values for more than 1/2 physical properties
types of materials that are luting agents
- dental cement - zinc phosphate / zinc polycarboxylate
- GIC - conventional / resin modified
- composite resin luting agents - total etch for use with DBA, self etch
zinc phosphate cement
acid base reaction
powder & liquid
excellent clinical service
easy to use
cheap
powder constituents of zinc phosphate cement
zinc oxide >90%
magnesium dioxide <10% - gives white colour & increases compressive strength
aluminium & silica oxide - improves physical properties & alter shade of set material
liquid constituents of zinc phosphate cement
aqueous solution of phosphoric acid ~50%
oxides which buffer solution:
-aluminium oxide; ensures even consistency of set material
- zinc oxide; slows reaction giving better working time
reactions of zinc phosphate cement
initial is acid base reaction followed by hydration reaction resulting in formation of crystallised phosphate matrix
problems with zinc phosphate cement
- low initial pH; can cause pulpal irritation as can take 24hrs to return to neutral
- exothermic setting reaction
- not adhesive to tooth or restoration
- not cariostatic
- final set takes 24hrs
- brittle
- opaque
how does zinc polycarboxylate cement differ to zinc phosphate
- phosphoric aid replaced by polyacrylic acid
- bond to tooth surface similar to GICs
- less of a heat reaction
- pH low to begin with but return to neutral more quickly & longer chain acids don’t penetrate dentine as easy
- cheap
problems with zinc polycarboxylate acid
difficult to mix & manipulate
soluble in oral environment at low pH
opaque
lower modulus & compressive strength than zinc phosphate
difference between GIC & filling material
chemistry is the same
but in GIC particle size of glass is less than 20um to allow for suitable film thickness