2. Adhesion Flashcards
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Factors that influence adhesion (6)
- reactive groups
- surface tension
- surface energy
- wettability
- capillary action
- substrate
What are the reactive groups in tooth tissues?
- HAP
- Collagen
What are the reactive groups in HAP? (2)
(OH)-
Ca2+
What are the reactive groups in collagen? (3)
- COOH
- NH2
- CONH2
What are the reactive groups in adhesive?
Bis-GMA (CH2)
What are the reactive groups in composite resin? (3)
- Bis-GMA (CH2)
- CH3
- C-COO
What kind of adhesion do we get between tooth tissues and adhesive?
Micromechanical
- due to etch
What kind of adhesion do we get between composite resins and adhesive?
Chemical (long chain molecules)
What is surface energy?
Characteristic of the solid we want to adhere to
What kind of surface energy do we want for the tooth?
High surface energy to attract the liquid (adhesive)
What is surface tension?
- property of liquids
- force of internal molecules to pull from the external ones (forming drops)
- resistance of fluid to deform or break
What kind of surface tension do we want for adhesive?
low surface tension so it spreads more easily
What happens when theres high surface energy?
Forms drops
What is wettability?
Ability of a liquid to wet a solid
What does wetability depend on?
- surface energy
- surface tension
How is wettability measured?
by the angle formed between the tangent to the surface of a liquid and its adherent/adhesion surface
A bigger wetability angle means?
Less wetability
A smaller wettability angle means?
More /better wetability
Better wetability has ____ surface tension and _____ surface energy and ____ capillary action and ____adhesion
- Low surface tension
- High surface energy
- Good capillary action
- Good adhesion
What influences good capillary action?
- Low surface tension and high surface energy (=good wetability)
- viscosity
What is capillary action?
- Ability of the liquid to penetrate into thin tubules
- due to adhesive and cohesive forces between liquid and surface
Capillary action only occurs when…
adhesive forces are greater than cohesive forces
What surface energy does enamel have? why?
High SE
- a lot of inorganic matter (HAP)
- low water content & organic matter (almost no collagen)
What happens when enamel is treated with acid?
- Microporosites are created that act as tubules
- increase SE