Tooth Coloured Materials 1 Flashcards
Definition of composite?
-A product with at least 2 distinct phases.
-Purpose is to combine 2 or more materials to produce one with superior properties
-Dental composite contains inorganic filler and an organic binder
Adv of TCM
-Aesthetics
-Conservation of tooth structure
-Adhesion to tooth structure
through a bonding system
-Low thermal conductivity
Alternative to amalgam
DISadv of TCM
-Technique sensitivity
-Polymerization shrinkage leading to marginal leakage, secondary caries and postoperative sensitivity
-Decreased wear resistance
How is it set?
Via free radical addition polymerisation
What is free radical addition polymerisation?
- Activation–> Chemical (Organic amine + organic peroxide) and Light (Camphorquinone + blue light (450-490nm),
Check your light!!) - Initiation
- Propagation
- Termination
Acrylic restorations when first placed?
Polymerisation is highly exothermic
Bond to dentine is poor as dentine is wet and acrylic is hydrophobic
Polymerisation shrinkage leads to-
Poor bond to tooth so easily pulled away from dentine
Which leads to;
-Poor retention
-Staining
-Sensitivity
-Secondary caries
Monomers
Binds the filler particles together and provides workability.
Bis-GMA Monomer
- Extremely viscous bc of large benzene rings
- Viscosity is lowered by adding TEGDMA which:
—freely movable
— increases polymer conversion
—increases crosslinking
—increases shrinkage (bc of new bonding types form mono to poly)
—increases filler incorporation
What is a resin composite composed of?
3 main components:
- (1) the resin matrix comprising: (i) a monomer system, (ii) an initiator system for free radical polymerization, and (iii) stabilizers for maximizing the storage stability of the uncured resin composite and the chemical stability of the cured resin com-posite;
- (2) the inorganic filler consisting of particulates such as glass, quartz, and/or fused silica; and
- (3) the coupling agent, usually an organo-silane, that chemically bonds the reinforcing filler to the resin matrix
What is conversion?
Degree to which a monomer is converted to a polymer.
What does curing do?
converts monomers to polymers - from soft/liquid to a solid state.
Relevance of correct curing technique?
To reduce the degree of polymerization shrinkage, improving clinical and esthetic success of composite resin restorations.
Curing phases?
pre-gel, gel point and post-gel
Gel point def
An abrupt change in the viscosity of a solution containing polymerizable components
What happens at gel point?
The resin presents a high modulus of elasticity, loses its flowing ability and transmits the stress yielded by polymerization shrinkage to the tooth-restoration interface