Investment

The Principle laboratory procedure

method used from metal inlays, onlays, crown
and bridges is to cast molten metal by
centrifugal force or under pressure into a mold
cavity. Following the production of wax pattern,
the next stage in many dental procedure for
construction of crown and bridge and
removable partial denture restoration are the
investment of the wax pattern to a mould , the
operation of forming a mould is described as
investing. When the investment set hard, the
wax are removed by softening or burn out to
leave space which is filled an alloy using
casting technique.
Properties required for the investment material

1. Easily manipulated.
2. Sufficient strength
3. Stability at higher temperature
4. Sufficient expansion
5. Porous
6. Smooth surface.
7. Inexpensive.
8. Ease of divestment.
TYPES of investment materials

1. Gypsum bonded investment.

2. Silica bonded investment.

3. Phosphate bonded investment.

 COMPOSITION OF INVESTMENT

1. Refractory material: This materials is

usually a form of silicon dioxide, such as
quartiz, tridymite, or cristobalite , or
mixture of these.

2 .Binder material: because the refractory

material alone do not form a coherent
solid mass.
3 .Other chemical material: usually mixture of
refractory material and the binder alone dose
not enough to produce all desired properties
required for investment. Other chemicals , such
as sodium chloride, boric acid, potassium
sulfate, graphite, copper powder or magnesium
oxide