Materials for luting and Adhesion Flashcards
what are the objectives of cementation and luting?
- maintain restoration in place
- maintain integrity of remaining tooth structure
cementation retention is achieved by what four things?
friction
adhesive joint
the cement
the restoration
what two things does an effective interfacial seal depend on?
- ability of the cement to fill the irregularities between the tooth and the restoration
- resist the oral environment
the classification of luting agents is according to what?
the length of time that they are expected to stay in function and setting.
what is a provisional luting agent?
stays in mouth for a short period of time
low strength and easy handling, no irritation of pulp.
what are examples of provisional luting agents?
zinc oxide, non-eugenol cements and calcium hydroxide pastes
what is a definitive luting agent?
remain in function for the longest time possible, must have sufficient properties
luting agents of acid based rxn?
GI, RMG, zinc oxide-eugenol, zinc polycarboxylate, and zinc phosphate
luting agents of polymerization?
resin cements, compomers, self-adhesive cements
what are some materials that are capable of creating a chemical interaction with hydroxyapatite
zinc polycarboxylate (acid)
GI (acid)
RMG (acid)
self-adhesive resin cements (polymer)
what Buonocore find in 1955?
that acid etching of enamel increases the bond strength of resin to enamel
T/F almost half of all restorations placed n general dental practice are done to replace a defective or failed restoration?
true
what are the three major categories that restorations need to be replaced?
clinician factors
material properties
patient factors
what is the composition of dentin?
50% mineralized apatite crystals
20% water
30% organic matrix (collagen fibrils)
what happens to diameter and number of tubules near the pulp?
they increase
what are some characteristics of sclerotic and caries affected dentin?
hypermineralized
tubules occluded with CaPO4 crystals
Acid resistant
what happens to dentin collagen fibers if they become too dry?
they collapse
what is the overwet phenomenon?
when a primer is displaced over a water droplet to from a meniscus.
leads to bubbles of the primer
what does the smear layer composed of?
bacteria saliva blood cells denatured collagen *cannot be removed with rinsing 0.5 -2.0 microns thick
what is the hybrid layer?
the structure formed in hard dental tissues by demineralization of the surface and subsurface, followed by infiltration of monomers and subsequent polymerization.
what is a resin tag?
resin monomers that have infiltrated demineralized dentinal tubules. allows for max bonding
what are dentin primers made of?
hydrophilic monomer HEMA -water soluble solvent water acetone ethanol
what are dentin adhesives made of?
unfilled or lightly filled resin (Bis-GMA)
how many steps are in the 4th generation?
3
conditioner
primer
adheisive