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Porcelain Flashcards

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What is a ceramic?

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Inorganic, non metallic materials

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What are the 3 types of ceramics?

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Crystalline, amorphous (glass) and mixed (glass-ceramics)

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Name a specific type of ceramic material

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Porcelain

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What are the clinical uses of porcelain in dentistry?

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Crowns, onlays, veneers and bridges

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What are the main components of porcelain?

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Kaolinite (or kaolin)
Quartz (crystallised silica)
Feldspar

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What is kaolinite?

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China clay (hydrated aluminosilicate)

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What is quartz?

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The second most abundant element in the earths crust

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What is feldspar?

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A mixture of potassium and sodium aluminosilicates

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What is the composition of dental porcelain?

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It contains little pr no kaolin, it is mainly silica and feldspar (i.e. feldspathic glass with crystalline inclusion of silica)

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What is the composition of dental porcelain?

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(Pic)

N.b. high fusing means high melting temp

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Which other components may be included in porcelain?

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  • Borax (sodium borate) - added to feldspar to reduce the melting temperature
  • Metal oxides - pigments (e.g. iron = brown, copper = green and cobalt = blue) & opalescence (e.g. zinc oxide & titanium oxide)
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What are the physical properties of porcelain?

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  • Excellent aesthetics

- Low thermal conductivity

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What determines opacity/transparency of porcelain/ceramic/composite material?

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  • Particle/crystal/grain size

- Index of refraction

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What is the positive implication of porcelains low thermal conductivity?

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Does not conduct heat to the pulp

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What is the negative implication of porcelains low thermal conductivity?

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Thermal stresses can lead to cracks or fatigue (heat accumulates in some areas)

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Why are the aesthetics provided by porcelain so amazing?

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= wide range of shades and levels of translucency - to mimic different natural tissues

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What are the chemical and biological properties of porcelain?

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  • Pretty stable (inert)
  • biocompatible
  • polished surfaces are rougher than glazed surfaces = accumulates more plaque
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What are the mechanical properties of porcelain?

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  • Brittle
  • Hard
  • Weak (tensile)
  • Strong (compression)
  • Low fracture toughness
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What are the common failure modes for brittle materials?

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  1. catastrophic failure (suddenly breaks)

2. static fatigue (slowly degrades over time, even in absence of applied load -> can propogate)

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How does catastrophic failure occur?

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Crack propagation (usually along inner surface of crowns)

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What reduces the strength of a porcelain (leading to catastrophic failure)?

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  1. Surface roughness (micro cracks -> stress concentration)
  2. Internal voids
  3. Porosity
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Why does static fatigue happen?

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SiO2 bonds slowly hydrolysed = generates OH- = elevates pH -> dissolved Na2O & K2O (feldspathic components) = accelerated by dynamic mechanical loading

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How do we improve the mechanical properties of porcelain?

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  • Alter processing -> fabrication condition optimisation
  • produce stronger porcelains -> composition and microstructure optimisation
  • reinforce porcelain by providing a solid supportive core -> structure optimisation i.e. pfm
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How do we improve processing?

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  • Use fine grained powder = gives more uniform microstructure and surface
  • Fire at vacuum or under pressure = reduces porosity
  • Cool slowly after removing from the furnace = reduces thermal stresses which cause cracks
  • Smoothing or further fusing = reduces surface roughness and imperfections
  • Careful tooth preparation = reduces possibility for stresses at inner surface of crown
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How do we produce stronger/tougher porcelains?
Need compressive stress to compensate for the stresses created on surface irregularities under force - > ion exchange strengthening - > thermal strengthening - > particulate strengthening/toughening
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What is ion exchange strengthening?
= creates compressive forces all over surface = soak the fired porcelain in a molten potassium salt
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What is thermal strengthening?
Can be applied by careful application of heat (during initial firing or later heat tampering)... Molten porcelain = solidifies from outside inwards = liquid centre pulls inwards on outer edge = compressive forces
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What is particulate strengthening/toughening?
Alumina particles act as a "crack stopper" = improves strength and fracture toughness = either plate like mica or needle like crystals such as lithium dislocate = (large S.A. on interface = absorbs lots of energy along the interface)
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Which material can we use to make a strong/tough ceramic core?
- Alumina - Alumina-reinforced feldspathic porcelain - Glass-infiltrated alumina - Spinel (magnesium aluminate) - Zirconia
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What are the strengths of porcelain?
Aesthetics, High strength (compression), chemically inert, high hardness, high elastic modulus
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What are the weaknesses of porcelain?
Brittle (low fracture toughness), fatigue (any defect can cause fatigue) & tooth wear (due to roughness and high hardness)
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What is the general preparation of porcelain?
Powder mixed with water and binder (sugar or starch = improves working properties)-> moulded, carved, compacted and dried -> fired (scintering = melts together and fuses) and cooled -> glazed or polished
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What is the name of the powder porcelain is supplied in?
A frit
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How are the components of porcelain mixed?
- Ground - Mixed - Fused - Rapidly cooled - Ground again = more even mix
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How does feldspar fuse the other components together?
It melts at the lowest temperature
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Why is the porcelain compacted onto platinum foil mould?
The foil is not affected by the firing temperature = porcelain shrinks inwards towards fold = assures good crown fir on tooth
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How do some companies overcome setting shrinkage of porcelain?
Produce partially sintered moulds i.e. for CADCAM
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How do we achieve wanted compaction?
Light vibration/patting
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What does compaction achieve?
1. settles particles = reduces shrinkage 2. gives uniform contraction over whole surface 3. brings excess water to surface
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What do modern manufacturers do to make dense 'green' porcelain ceramics?
Cold isostatic pressing (CIP)
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Which method can be used t make dense ceramics directly?
Hot isostatic pressing (HIP)
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What is the drying and firing process?
- Placed into warm atmosphere to dry ( 1000 degrees C (sometimes under vacuum)
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What happens if you put wet porcelain straight into the oven?
It will bloat
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How do we glaze?
Coat the completed restoration with low-fusing transparent glass
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What are the benefits of glazing?
- improves appearance = greater translucency - gives impervious, smooth coating which protects against chemical attack - lower hardness = reduces wear
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What is CAD/CAM?
A computer that produces ceramics or composites in a lab or chair side For ceramics can use fully sintered (zirconia and just put glaze on top to mach colour and strength -> tools wear a lot) or partially sintered (not filly dense, must then scienter again = shrinkage but pretty similar and predictable shrinkage = 10%)
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What are the 3 main categories of bonding of porcelains?
1. cemented using luting agents 2. fused to metal then cemented to tooth 3. resin bonded ceramics have recently been developed
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What are the benefits of porcelain fused to metal crowns?
Combines properties of cast dental alloys and porcelain = good mechanical properties and aesthetics - materials must be compatible to form a good bona - alloys typically used = high-gold, low-gold, silver-palladium and nickel chromium
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What are the costs, health and safety of porcelains?
Materials: relatively expensive for patient £3-400 Environment: materials plentiful Time: several visits required, less so with CAD/CAM Longevity: adv. crown lasts 10 years, may be longer Health and safety: uses fine powders = needs to use extractor

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