DENTAL MATERIALS M2 o most patronized impression material among

dentists
IRREVERSIBLE HYDROCOLLOID
• WATER – POWDER RATIO
• ALGINATE
o 15 – 18g of powder per 40-50cc of
• Manner of hardening: THERMOSET water

• Manipulation:
• Elasticity: ELASTIC
o Water first before powder
• Dispensing form: POWDER
o Horizontal figure 8 (mix briskly or under
• Components: pressure)

o Na/K ALGINATE o Rubber bowl is turned every now and then

to have all the powder mixed
 Main component
• Mixing time: 45sec – 1min
 Soluble SOL from alginic acid

o CaSO4
FACTORS:
 Chief reactor
• W/P RATIO
o Na3PO4
o More water retards setting

 Retarder o More powder hastens setting

 Allows proper manipulation

• MIXING TIME

o POTASSIUM TITANIUM FLUORIDE

o Longer time faster setting

 Accelerator o Shorter time slower setting

 Plaster hardener • PRECOOLING

 Fluoride improves the strength of o Prolongs gelatination of alginate

set plaster

o ORGANIC GLYCOL
2 TYPES OF ALGINATE ACCORDING TO ADA
 Dust-free
• TYPE 1
o FILLERS
o Fast set
 ZnO, diatomaceous earth
o 1 – 2mins
 Hardening agents to improve
strength • TYPE 2

o COLORING & FLAVORING MATERIALS o Normal/regular set

o 2 – 4.5mins
 helps ease in reading the
impression
o Commonly used

 makes the impression material

palatable to the patient’s mouth
PROPERTIES OF ALGINATE
• advantages:
• Not dimensionally stable
o sets promptly inside the patient’s mouth
o SYNERISIS
o cheaper than agar and ZOE paste
 Shrinkage due to loss of water
 o IMBIBITION

 Expansion due to gain of water

• Good flow property

• Viscoelasticity

• Compressive strength: 49.8psi

• Elasticity: 97.8%

• Prone to bubble formation

*Mix should not readily drip down from the spatula

*Perforations should be 2-3mm in diameter and 0.5cm apart

when making individual trays

EQUATION:

SOLUBLE SOL INSOLUBLE GEL

CaSO4 + Na3PO4 → Ca3(PO4)2 + Na2SO4

Na/K alg. + CaSO4 → Na2/K2SO4 + Ca alg.

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