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Restorative material
Chapter 43 restorative materials and esthetic dental materials
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To stick to or glue two items together | adhere |
| a mixture of two or more metals that are dissolved with each other when in the liquid state | alloy |
| an alloy, with one of the constituents being mercury | amalgam |
| hardened or set by a chemical reaction of two materials | auto-cured |
| hard, brittle, heat and corrosive resistant material such as clay | ceramic |
| agent that strengthens resin by bonding filler to the resin matrix | coupling agent |
| preserved or finished by a chemical or physical process | cured |
| prepared, preserved, or finished by a chemical or physical process | dual - cured |
| artistically pleasing and beautiful appearance | esthetic |
| inorganic material that adds strength and other characteristics to composite resins | filler |
| causes a physical change through energy and strength | force |
| an electrical current that takes place when two different or dissimilar metals come together | galvanic |
| a soft, hellow, corrosive-resistant metal that is used in the making of indirect restorations | gold |
| not straight, uniform, or symmetric | irregular |
| the ability of a material to withstand permanent deformation under compressive stress without sustaining permanent damage | malleability |
| foundation that binds a substance together; continuous phases ( organic polymer ) in which particles of filler are dispersed in composite resin | matrix |
| microscopic space located at the interface of the tooth structure and the sealant or restoration | microleakage |
| soft, steel - white, tarnish resistant metal that occurs naturally with platinum | palladium |
| an object that is moved vertically to pound or pulverize a material | pestle |
| silver-white noble metal that does not corrode in air | platinum |
| Hard, white, translucent ceramic material fabriated by firing and then glazing it to match the tooth color. | porcelain |
| to restore or bring back to its natural appearance | restorative |
| the act of holding something by means of an adhesive, or mechanical locking, or both | retention |
| round | spherical |
| distortion or change produced as a result of stress | strain |
| internal reaction or resistance to an externally applied force | stress |
| to mix together, as in the process of mixing an alloy with mercury to form an amalgam | trituration |
| physical property of fluids responsible for resistance to flow | viscosity |
| covering or soaking something with a liquid | wetting |
| The average biting and chewing force in the posterior area of the mouth of people with natural teeth is approximately how many psi on a single cusp of a molar tooth | 28,000 psi |
| When a person drinks hot coffee and then eats ice cream, the temperature in the mouth can change from ____ degrees F to _____ degrees F with in seconds | 150-100 |
| Thermal changes in the mough are of major concern for what 2 reasons | contraction and expansion & the need to protect the pulp from thermal shock |
| Amalgam is the technical name for what | silver fillings |
| what is the predominant metal in amalgam | silver |
| what metals is the amalgam alloy powder composed of | silver, tin, copper, zinc |
| what is the tin in amalgam alloy powder used for | its workability and strength |
| what is the zinc in amalgam alloy powder used for | to supress oxidation |
| what is the copper in amalgam alloy powder used for | for its strength and corrosion resistance |
| what does Eames technique mean | 1:1 ration of mercury to alloy |
| who is most at risk for health issues realted to mercury | dentist and dental assistant |
| what are the four steps to the application of dental amalgam | preparation, trituration, condensation,carving and finishing |
| what is the range for amalgamation time | 4 - 20 seconds |
| what does IRM stand for | intermediate restorative material |
| what is an indirect restoration | one that is fabricated outside of the mouth |
| what does PFM stand for | porcelain fused to metal |
| what does PBM stand for | porcelain bonded to metal |
| what does C/M stand for | ceramco-metal |
| what does P/M stand for | porcelain -metal |