Restoration Materials (Composites) Flashcards
Properties of Silicate Cement 1878
- Restore _____ teeth
- Name composition
- Releases?
- Solubility? Roughness?
- Used to restore caries in anterior teeth
- Acid soluble glass & (phosphoric acid, buffering agent, water)
- Releases fluoride
- Very soluble & becomes rough quickly
Properties of Acrylic Resin 1930s
- Used as a an___ ____ on facial surfaces because of weakness
- Types of metal restorations involved with? Class ___& ___
- Used as esthetic veneer on facial surfaces bc weak
- Class II and Class IV metal restorations
Composition properties of Acrylic Resin
- Does polymerization shrinkage occur?
- Thermal expansion?
- Degree of wear resistance?
- Potential marginal leakage?
- Anyinjury to pulp?
- Recurrent caries prone?
- Does it change in color?
- High Polymerization Shrinkage
- High Coefficient of thermal expansion
- Lack of wear resistance
- Marginal Leakage
- Pulp Injury
- Recurrent caries
- Color Changes
Because _______ & ________ were not the best materials on their own, COMPOSITE was created
Silicate Cement & Acrylic Resin
Composition of Composite
1.
2.
- Polymer - resin matrix - BIS-GMA (Principal monomer)
- Inorganic Filler particles
By creating the new composite resin, two advantages were:
- Strength –?
- Thermal Expansion – ?
- Strength increased!
- Thermal Expansion Decreased!
How are different types of composite classified?
1.
2.
3.
FILLER
- size
- amount
- composition
Name the 2 types of monomers (form polymer) in composite resin
- BIS-GMA – main
- TEGDMA – added to reduce viscosity
How is polymerization of composite cured?
- Self-Cured
- Light Cured
In order for a composite to have light-curing capabilities, it must contain __________ (photo initiator)
Camphoroquinone
(Silicane Coupling Agent)
Why use an orange light cover to loupes light?
Composite will NOT polymerize under orange light (~600nm)
Composite will absorb light energy and polymerize when exposed to _____ nm
470 nm (Blue light)
The following are Curing _______ Factors
- Bulb frosting, Light reflector, Optical filter or degredation
- Fiberoptic bundle breakage
- Light-guide fracture
- Tip contamination by resin buildup
- Sterilization problems
- Infection control barriers
Curing Equipment Factors
The Following are __________ Factors
- Ligt tip direction
- Access to restoration
- Distance to surface
- Size of tip
- Tip Movement
- Time of exposure
Procedural Factors
The following are _______ Factors
- Restoration Thickness
- Cavity Design
- Filler amount and size
- Restoration Shade
- Monomer Ratios
Restoration Factors