6 properties of dental adhesive
3 reasons why enamel bonding is easy
describe the mechanisms of ‘acid-etch’ technique
Surface is broken down
Etching pattern like keyholes
Rough surface on microscopic level
what does the roughened surface of enamel allow?
the micromechanical interlocking of resin filling materials
and increases surface energy of enamel
what does higher surface energy of etched enamel allow?
better wettability
resin to adapt better to the enamel
what will prevent the flow of resin into etched enamel?
moisture contamination
what type of bonding is enamel bonding/
essentially mechanical
what acid is commonly used in practice for enamel etching?
30-50% phosphoric acid
30-35% common
what is applied to etched and dried enamel?
dentine bonding agent
name a dentine bonding agent
low viscosity Bis-GMA resin
phosphorylated Bis-GMA
what does a dentine bonding agent do?
penetrates into the rough surface and is light cured
what is the breakdown of dentine composition?
20% organic (mostly collagen)
70% inorganic (most HA)
10% water
is dentine wetter than enamel?
yes
fluid pumps up from pulp to dentine floor of any cavity - surface wet
what is the surface energy of dentine?
low
due to wettness
is dentine hydrophillic or hydrophobic?
hydrophillic
whereas most simple bonding agents are hydrophobic
why is dentine hard to bond to?
its physical and chemical qualities
what are some of the qualities that make dentine hard to bond to?
describe how dentine is inconsistent?
what are 4 qualities required of a dentine bonding agent?
how is dentine bonding achieved?
dentine bonding agent and the dentine surface meshing and interlocking with minimum gaps
what type of bond does mineralised component of dentine form?
ionic
what type of bond does the organic component of dentine form?
covalent
what is Van der Waals adhesion based on/
electrostatic or dipole interaction between bonding agent and substrate
what do Van der Waal strength of interaction depend on?
contact angle