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1
Q

What is the composition of dental amaglam?

A

50% mercury
50% metal alloy

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2
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what is in dental amalgam alloy?

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silver, tin, copper, zinc

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3
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what is silver and coppers properties in dental amalgam?

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strength

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4
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what is tins properties in dental amalgam?

A

corrosion

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5
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what is zincs properties in dental amalgam?

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deoxidiser - prevents oxidisation of other metals in the alloy

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6
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what happens to zinc in dental amalgam is contaminated with moisture?

A

it can expand

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7
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what is it called when amalgam is mixed?

A

trituration

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8
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what components are involved in the setting reaction of dental amalgam?

A

mercury and silver

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9
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what does dental amalgam setting reaction involve in?

A

3 phases:
Y
Y1
Y2

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10
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What is the Y phase of dental amalgam setting?

A

unreacted silver-tin alloy

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11
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what is the Y1 phase of dental amalgam setting?

A

strong silver-mercury matrix

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12
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what is the Y2 phase of dental amalgam setting?

A

weak tin-mercury

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13
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why is the Y2 phase of dental amalgam setting weak?

A

susceptible to corrosion and creep

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14
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what is creep?

A

deformation of amalgam under compressive stress

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15
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on trituration what are the dimensional changes?

A

30mins shrinkage
30-60mins

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16
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what is an advantage of corrosion products?

A

margin seal

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17
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when does dental amalgam reach its peak strength?

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24 hours

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18
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what are the 2 alloy types for dental amalgam?

A

conventional
high copper

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19
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what percentage of copper differentiates types of amalgam alloys?

A

12%

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20
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why is high copper alloy better for dental amalgam?

A

doesnt result in Y2 phase = less corrosion and creep

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21
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what are the 2 types of dental amalgam alloy particles?

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spherical and admixed (spherical and lathe-cut)

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22
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what are 3 advantages of a spherical alloy for dental amalgam?

A

easier to condense
stronger
sets faster

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23
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what is an advantage of an admixed alloy particle for dental amalgam?

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better proximal contact

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24
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what minimum depth should amalgam be placed in?

25
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how should dental amalgam be placed and filled?

A

in 2mm increments
overpack
carve back mercury layer

26
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are enamel or dentin bonds weaker?

27
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why are enamel bonds stronger than dentine?

A

enamel has more mineral content
enamel rods are parallel and more etchable

28
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why has dentine got weaker bonds than enamel?

A

more organic matter and water
collagen fibres that are maze like
dentinal fluid
smear layer

29
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what is used for acid etching?

A

30-40% phosphoric acid

30
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how long do you leave acid etch on for?

A

15 seconds

31
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what does acid etching do?

A

cleans surface debris and removes smear layer
widens dentinal tubules

32
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what does enamel look like after it has been etched?

A

frosty white

33
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what component of primer allows for a good bond?

34
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How does HEMA allow for a good bond?

A

infiltrates enamel prisms and dentinal tubules and WETS dentine to prevent collagen collapsing

35
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what are the contraindications of HEMA in primers?

A

can cause allergic reaction on skin - contact dermatitis

36
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What is the component of bond/ adhesive?

37
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What does bond/ adhesive do?

A

chemically bonds to underlying primer and overlying composite resin

38
Q

what is the key to great bond strength?

A

hybrid layer

39
Q

what does the hybrid layer create?

A

mechanical interface between tooth and adhesive

40
Q

what are resin tags?

A

extensions of primer into dentinal tubules

41
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what is resin composite made of?

A

resin matrix (Bis-GMA) and glass filler particles (silica)

42
Q

what is in resin composite that promotes adhesion between resin matrix and filler?

A

coupling agent

43
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what does coupling agent do in resin composites?

A

coats filler particles to promote adhesion between resin matrix and filler

44
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what makes resin composite radioopaque?

45
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what setting reaction does resin composite undergo?

A

polymerisation

46
Q

what are the 2 pastes involved in self curing composite?

A

benzoyl peroxide (initiator)
tertiary amine (activator)

47
Q

what component allows composite to be light cured?

A

camphorquione (photo initiator)

48
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how strong does light need to be to initiate polymerisation?

49
Q

What makes up a glass ionomer?

A

acid (polyacrylic acid)
base (aluminosilicate glass)

50
Q

what are the good properties of glass ionomer?

A

self-adhesion to tooth
fluoride release
less overall shrinkage

51
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what process makes glass ionomer self adhesive?

52
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what are the bad properties of glass ionomer?

A

weaker
longer setting time
lack of control when setting

53
Q

adding light curing resin to glass ionomer makes it a?

A

resin-modified glass ionomer

54
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what setting reactions do resin-modified glass ionomers undergo?

A

acid base
free radical addition polymerisation

55
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what ways can resin-modified glass ionomers be set?

A

light and/or chemical

56
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what is vitrebond??

A

resin-modified glass ionomer liner

57
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what are good properties of resin modified glass ionomers?

A

more rapid polymerisation
fluoride release

58
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if a cavity is deep to pulp what would you use before vitrebond and why?

A

dycal as vitrebond is an irritant to pulp

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