Luting Agents Flashcards
luting agents aka (4)
- dental cements
- composite resins
- self adhesive composite resins
- surface modifying chemicals
properties of luting agents (9)
Viscosity and film thickness
Ease of Use
Radiopaque
Marginal seal
Aesthetics
Solubility
Cariostatic
Biocompatible
Mechanical properties
viscosity and film thickness importance for luting agents
Must be low to allow seating of the restoration without interference.
Viscosity increases as material sets, so must seat restoration quickly and maintain pressure.
Film thickness should be as thin as possible ideally 25um or less.
viscosity and film thickness of luting agents dependent on
Dependant on the size of powder or filler particles in the material.
ideal viscosity and film thickness luting agents
thin as possible ideally 25um or less.
ease of use of luting agents importance
Easy to mix
- Many products encapsulated
- Clicker system
Working time should be long to allow for seating of the restoration
Setting time should be short
radiopaque of luting agents importance
some ceramic crown are radiolucent
makes it easier to see marginal breakdown
marginal seal of luting agents importance because
Ideally the luting agent should bond chemically to the tooth and the indirect restoration with a permanent and impenetrable bond.
- Some of the newer materials approach this, but not quite
aesthetics of luting agents importance
tooth coloured - variation in shade and translucency
non-staining
solubility of luting agents should be
low
cariostatic nature of luting agents should be
F releasing
antibacterial
imp in preventing secondary caries around crown margins
biocompatibility of luting agents
non toxic
not damaging to pulp
- inappropriate pH
- heat on setting low
low thermal conductivity
mechanical properties of luting agents
High compressive strength
- Dentine around 275 MPa
High tensile strength
- Dentine around 50MPa
High Hardness Value
- Dentine around 70K
- Enamel around 400K
Young’s Modulus similar to tooth
- Dentine around 15 GPa
No luting agent gets close to tooth values for more than one or two physical properties
types of luting agent material (3)
Dental Cement
- Zinc Phosphate
- Zinc polycarboxylate
Glass ionomer Cement
- Conventional
- Resin modified
Composite resin luting agents
- Total etch for use with DBA
- Self etch
- Requires etch but has own bonding agent incorporated
dental cement - zinc phosphate
In use for 100+ years
Acid base reaction
Powder and liquid
Excellent clinical service
Easy to use
Cheap
zinc phosphate cement - constitutes
Powder - Zinc Oxide >90% (Main reactive ingredient) - Magnesium Dioxide <10% (Gives white colour Increases compressive strength) - Other Oxides (Alumina and Silica) Improve physical properties Alter shade of set material
Liquid
- Aqueous solution of phosphoric acid (approx. 50%)
- Oxides which buffer the solution
Aluminium oxide
- Ensures even consistency of set material
Zinc Oxide
- Slows the reaction giving better working time
liquid component of zinc phosphate cement
- Aqueous solution of phosphoric acid (approx. 50%)
- Oxides which buffer the solution
Aluminium oxide
- Ensures even consistency of set material
Zinc Oxide
- Slows the reaction giving better working time
powder component of zinc phosphate cement
- Zinc Oxide >90% (Main reactive ingredient) - Magnesium Dioxide <10% (Gives white colour Increases compressive strength) - Other Oxides (Alumina and Silica) Improve physical properties Alter shade of set material
reaction for zinc phosphate cement
The initial reaction is acid base
ZnO + 2 H3PO4 -> Zn(H2PO4)2 + H2O
This is followed by a hydration reaction resulting in the formation of a crystalised phosphate matrix
ZnO + Zn(H2PO4)2 + 2H2O -> Zn3(H2PO4)2.4H2O
(Hopiete)
The aluminium oxide prevents crystalisation leading to an amorphous glassy matrix of the acid salt surrounding unreacted ZnO powder.
This matrix is almost insoluble, but it is porous and contains free water from the setting reaction.
- The cement subsequently matures binding this water leading to a stonger, less porous material
problems with zinc phosphate cement (7)
Low initial pH approx. 2
- Can cause pulpal irritation as pH can take 24hrs to return to neutral
Exothermic setting reaction
Not adhesive to tooth or restoration
- It works like grout on tiles just filling in any spaces.
- Retention may be slightly micromechanical due to surface irregularities on prep and restoration
Not cariostatic
Final set takes 24hrs
Brittle
Opaque
zinc polycarboxylate cement
Similar material to zinc phosphate but phosphoric acid replaced by polyacrylic acid.
zinc polycarboxylate cement advantages (4)
This material had the advantage of bonding to tooth surfaces in a similar way to glass ionomer cements.
There is less heat of reaction.
The pH is low to begin with but returns to neutral more quickly and longer chain acids do not penetrate dentine as easily.
Cheap.
zinc polycarboxylate cement disadvantages (5)
Difficult to mix
Difficult to manipulate
Soluble in oral environment at lower pH
Opaque
Lower modulus and compressive strength than Zinc Phosphate