DM 7&8 Bonding Systems/Esthetic Restorative Materials

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What are 2 mechanisms of retention?

mechanical retention & chemical adhesion

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Which type of retention?

• Physically interlocks the restorative material with the tooth.

• Uses undercuts or projections to lock material into place.

mechanical retention

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Which type of retention?

• Attaches restorative material to tooth structure through adhesion.

chemical adhesion/bonding

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Attraction within the same material that holds it together

cohesion

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Attraction/bonding between dissimilar materials

adhesion

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Surface to which the adhesive bonds

adherent

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Point where adhesive/restorative material contacts the adherend/tooth

interface

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How well an adhesive spreads over a surface

wetting

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Measure of a liquid's ability to flow

viscosity

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Determines how easily a surface can be wetted

surface energy

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What are the different types of bonds?

Primary: Ionic, Covalent, Metallic. Secondary: Van der Waals

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  • electrons transferred from 1 atom to another

  • produces + and - ions that attract

  • can be unstable in water (not commonly used)

  • using in bonding glass ionomer to tooth structure


Ionic bond

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• Sharing of electrons between atoms.

• Strong and stable.

Covalent bond

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• Many atoms share their valence electrons.

• Strong and stable.

• Allows metals to conduct heat and electricity.

• Dental metals are held by this bond.

Metallic bond

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• Weak physical/interatomic attractions.

• Less stable than primary bonds.

Secondary (Van der Waal) bond

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What contact angle is considered good for wettability?

less than 90 degrees

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What contact angle is considered bad for wettability?

more than 90 degrees?

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These are all _______ traits

• "Water loving"

• Contact angle < 90°

• Strong attraction

• Good wetting

hydrophilic

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These are all _______ traits

• "Water hating"

• Contact angle > 90°

• Poor attraction

• Poor wetting

hydrophobic

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________ means thick and resistance to flow

high viscosity

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________ means thin, watery, and flows easily

low viscosity

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restorative material experiences a ________ in viscosity when placed under a load of pressure

decrease

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high surface energy will lead to ________ wettability

more

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low surface energy will lead to _______ wettability

less

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What are the 3 steps to enamel bond?

  1. etch 2. resin adhesive 3. composite


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When etching you use 37% _________

phosphoric acid

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how long should you etch for?

30 seconds

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Etching creates a rough surface and ________

enamel tags

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Resin adhesive acts as the _______ between composite and enamel.

• want to use Unfilled, low-viscosity resin

glue

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After resin adhesive, you apply composite in _____ mm layers

.5 - 2

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what should you do after applying a thin layer of composite?

light cure it

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A thin layer of fluid and ground tooth components, plaque, bacteria, saliva left on

enamel/dentin and inside dentinal tubules following cavity preparation.

smear layer

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The smear layer makes _______ harder to bond to

dentin

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dentin is made up of 50% _________

dentin tubules

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In Traditional 3 Step dentin bonding, what are the 3 steps?

1. acid etch 2. resin primer 3. resin adhesive


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acid etching _____ dentin by removing hydroxyapatite

decalcifies

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Acid etching exposes what?

collagen fibrils

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Resin primer has _____ viscosity

low

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The second step, resin primer prepares surface for ______ by penetrating dentin

adhesion

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Resin primer is ________

hydrophilic

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The third step, resin adhesive produces the ______ layer consisting of dentin collagen fibrils and resin bonding agents.

hybrid

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What is the two-step version of dentin bonding?

  1. self-etching primer 2. adhesive


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What is the single step version of dentin bonding?

etchant + primer + adhesive all in one

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Which type of dentin bonding is considered the “current” method?

1 step

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What is in composite?

Organic resin matrix + inorganic filler + silane coupling agent + initiators/accelerators + pigments

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What does the silane coupling agent do in composite material?

bonds inorganic and organic materials together

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Filler particles have different affects, based on size. What are some of the affects?

• Wear resistance

• Polishability

• Strength


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Traits of ______ filler

  • harder to wear down

  • more filler can be packed into resin

  • makes stronger composites


larger

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Traits of ____ filler

  • polishes/wears smoothly

  • hard to load large volumes into resin

  • makes weaker composites


smaller

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What are the different types of composites?

microfilled, macrofilled, hybrid, nanocomposite

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• 10–100 μm

• Average 40 μm

• Quartz/glass

• 50–60% filler volume

macrofilled

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• Average filler size 0.04 μm

• Pre-polymerized resin particles

• 30–55% filler volume

microfilled

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• Combination of large + small particles.

hybrid

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• 1,000× smaller than regular fillers.

• Made from molecular-size zirconia and silica.

• High polishability, compressive strength, and flexural strength; low wear and fluoride

release.

nanocomposites

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What are different types of polymerization?

self cure, visible light cure, dual cure

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What type of polymerization?

• Paste/paste.

• Benzoyl peroxide initiator + tertiary amine activator.

self-cure

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What type of polymerization?

• Eye protection required.

• Includes LED and other light sources.

visible-light cure

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What type of polymerization?

• Can polymerize chemically or with curing light.

• Light speeds polymerization?

dual-cure

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Term for dominant color in composites

hue

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What are examples of hues in teeth?

yellow, brown, and gray

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Term for intensity in color of composite

chroma

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What are different examples of chroma?

rich or pale

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Term for light transmission/reflection of composite (how light/dark)

value

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To be able to see through

transparent

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Not able to see through

opaque

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What are types of special composites?

flowable composite

condensable/packable composite

core buildup composite

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What is flowable composite?

diluted microfilled composite

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Major disadvantages of flowable composite are:

more shrinkage, lower strength, and greater wear.

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What is condensable composite?

Has more filler

  • high strength

  • low shrinkage

  • packable like amalgam

  • used in class I, II and VI areas


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Core buildup composite is used to build up a badly broken-down tooth before a _______. Can be self-cure, light-cure, or dual cure

dual-cure.

crown

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Glass ionomers bond to __________

the tooth itself

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What do glass ionomers release?

fluoride

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Glass ionomers can release fluoride. Can they absorb it?

yes

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Should glass ionomers be used in stress-bearing areas?

no

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Glass ionomers wear ______ than composite

faster

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glass ionomers are moisture-sensitive for the first _____ ______

24 hours

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Glass ionomers are especially used for:

root caries (class V) and noncarious class V abrasion

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A compomer is ___ % glass ionomer and ____% resin

80, 20

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In resin-reinforced gass ionomers (compomers), adding resin does what?

increases compressive/tensile strength and moisture resistance.

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Adding resin to Glass Ionomer, making it compomer, makes the material:

stronger, more polishable, more wear resistant, less soluble

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Most common phosphoric acid is ___%

37

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Enamel etching time is roughly ____ _____

30 sec

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Hydrophilic contact angle is _____

< 90

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Hydrophobic contact angle is _______

> 90

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Smear layer thickness is ____

2 μm

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When building up composite, you should add it in increments that are _______ thick

0.5 - 2 mm

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macrofilled composite has particles that are _________ big

10 - 100 μm

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Microfilled composite has particles that are _____ big

~0.04 μm

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Flowable filler content has what percentage of filler in it?

< 45%

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Compomer is made up of ____% glass ionomer and _____% resin

80% GI & 20% resin

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Are these things good or bad for bonding?

overly wet surface, overly dry dentin

bad

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Are these things good or bad for bonding?

saliva and blood contamination, recent witening/fluoride

bad

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Are these things good or bad for bonding?

inadequate resin saturation, inadequate curing

bad

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Are these things good or bad for bonding?

handpiece oil, eugenol, and certain astringents

bad

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What kind of bond is used in Glass Ionomer to tooth structure?

ionic bond

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For wetting, a low angle is ______

good

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For wetting, a high angle is _____

bad

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Matrix + Filler + Silane

Composite

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Bonds + Fluoride, but Weak/Wears

Glass Ionomer

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pours/spreads well → less filler → weaker + more shrinkage

Flowable Composite