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What is a study model/case a positive replica of?

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A patient dentition

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What is a study cast produced from?

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  • From the IMPRESSION (negative representation of the patients dentition)
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What are the purposes of a study model? (3 points)

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  • Records the position and shape of teeth
  • Aids visualisation/assessment of dentition
  • Enables manufacture of dental prostheses e.g. partial dentures
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How is gypsum manufactured?

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Calcium sulphate dihydrate is converted into calcium sulphate hemihydrate by using a heating proces and water is released

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What is the chemical name of the gypsum used by technicians?

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Calcium sulphate hemihydrate

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What are the 3 different types of gypsum?

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  • Plaster (beta-hemihydrate)
  • Dental stone (alpha-hemihydrate)
  • Densite (improved stone)

(3 different types depending on how the heating process is carried out)

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What is the heat process used to produce plaster?

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  • Heated in an open vessel
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What is the structure of plaster?

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  • Large porous

- Irregular crystals

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What is the heating process used to produce dental stone?

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Heated in an autoclave

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What is the structure of dental stone?

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  • non-porous, regular crystals, requires less water
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What is the heating process sued to produce densite?

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Heated in presence of Ca & Mg chloride

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What is the structure of densite?

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  • Compact, smoother particles
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What does the different crystalline properties of the different forms of gypsum determine?

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Determines the properties of the material

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What is the setting reaction of gypsum?

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  • Reverse of manufacture

- (CaSO4)2.H2O + 3H2O -> 2CaSO4.2H2O

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How much water should be used when mixing with 100g of plaster?

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50-60ml

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How much water should be used when mixing with 100g of stone?

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20-35ml

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What is the first stage in the setting process of gypsum? (4 points)

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  • Hemihydrate dissolves
  • Dihydrate forms
  • Dihydrate solubility low - supersaturated solution
  • Impurities present
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What is involved in the second stage of the setting process of gypsum? (3 points)

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  • Dihydrate crystals precipitate on impurities as crystals
  • More hemihydrate dissolves
  • Continues until all hemihydrate is dissolved
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What is involved in the third stage of the setting reaction of gypsum and what is this stage called? (5 points)

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  • Initial set
  • Dihydrate crystals come into contact i.e. push apart
  • Expansion starts
  • Properties of weak solid and will not flow
  • Can be carved
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What is involved in the 4th stage of the setting reaction of gypsum and what is this stage called? (3 points)

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  • Final set
  • Strong and hard enough to be worked
  • Strength continues to develop
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What are initial and final setting times of gypsum measured using?

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  • Measured using Gilmore needles
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Suring setting of gypsum where is excess water trapped?

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Trapped in the powder mass

23
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On completion of setting of gypsum excess water evaporates. What does this cause?

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  • Voids are produced (porosity)
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What is the compressive strength of gypsum?

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(~20-35MPa) - 1/10 of composite

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What is the hardness gypsum like?
Low - Refers to the surface of gypsum
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Why do you want a good setting time of gypsum?
For convenience 
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What would be the ideal expansion for gypsum?
0 
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What is the expansion for plaster?
0.2-0.3%
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What is the expansion for stone?
0.08-0.1%
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What is the expansion for densite?
0.05-0.07%
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Which type of gypsum has the best expansion properties?
- Densite 
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How long does it take for the strength of gypsum to develop?
- Develops over a 24hr period 
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Which type of gypsum is the strongest?
Improved stone (densite) 
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Why is stone stronger than plaster?
It requires less water for a workable mix so is less porous 
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What does increasing the amount of powder in the mix do to the setting time and expansion of the material?
- Decreases setting time | - Increases expansion
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What does increasing the spatulation of the mix do to the setting time and expansion of the material?
- Decreases setting time | - Increases expansion
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What does increasing the amount of impurities in the mix do to the setting time and expansion of the material?
- Decreases setting time | - Increases expansion
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What does increasing temperature of  the mix do to the setting time of the material?
Can increase or decrease 
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What does increasing the amount of chemical (borax, NaCl) in the mix do to the setting time and expansion of the material?
- Can increase or decrease setting time | - Decreases the expansion
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What does increased spatulation do to the crystals in gypsum?
- Breaks down the growing crystals 
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What do the fragments of crystals caused by increased spatulation of the material act as?
- Nuclei of crystallisation | more growing crystals = come into contact sooner
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Increase spatulation of the material causes more growing crystals which will come into contact sooner. How does this affect setting time and expansion?
- Setting time decreased | - Expansion increased
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What happens to the mixture when you increase the amount of powder in it and what effect does this have on setting time and expansion? (3 points)
- More nuclei of crystallisation per unit volume - Crystals come into contact sooner - Faster set & greater expansion - It is the converse when decreasing the powder
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Does the rate of diffusion of ions increase or decrease when increasing the temperature of the material?
Increases 
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Does the solubility of hemihydrate increase or decrease when increasing the temperature of the material?
Decreases 
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What does the addition of potassium sulphate do to the material?
- Produces syngenite - Crystallises rapidly - encourages growth of more crystals - DECREASES the setting time
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What does the addition of borax do to the material?
- Forms calcium borate - deposits on dihydrate crystals | - Delays setting process (increases setting time)
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Dental stone model surface detail depends on the type of impression material used. What are the requirements of this? (2 points)
- Needs to be chemically compatible | - Must 'wet' the impression material (i.e. no resistance to flow over surface; avoid bubbl e formation)
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Ideally gypsum should reproduce the fine details on the impression material BUT gypsum is inherently porous, resulting in a relatively rough surface. How rough is the surface and what is the standard requirement for this? 
- About 28-40um | - Standard is 50um wide so gypsum is slightly better than the standard
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What are the 3 main advantages of gypsum?
- Dimensionally accurate and stable - Low expansion (<0.1%) of stone/densite - Good colour contrast
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What are the 5 main disadvantages of gypsum?
- Low tensile strength - Poor abrasion resistance - Very brittle - Surface detail less than elastomer impression - Poor 'wetting' of some impression materials

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