Introduction
Resins
Composite Materials
Pit and Fissure Sealants
Miscellaneous
100
Materials made of large, long molecules formed by chemically reacting building blocks called monomers.
What are polymers
100
The most common type of light activated dental material.
What is composite restorative material.
100
This determines the surface smoothness of a composite restoration.
What is the filler size.
100
Preventive materials applied to susceptible pits and fissures are called
What are sealants
100
The first acrylic resins used in dentistry were
What are denture bases
200
The chemical (polymerization) reaction of acrylic resins is called free radical or......
What is addition polymerization
200
The reaction of a chemically activated material may be delayed with a chemical called?
What is an inhibitor (typically hydroquinone)
200
What the are two types of polymerization systems used to convert matrix-filler paste into a solid composite material?
What are chemically activated and light activated.
200
Past history of caries, diet, salivary flow, fluoride exposure, and oral hygiene are all considered
What are caries risk factors
200
A dental cement that releases fluoride over time
What is Glass Ionomer.
300
The chemical reaction that links monomers together to produce a polymer?
What is Polymerization
300
Molecules with a reactive group (functional group) that participates in the polymerization reaction.
What are Monomers
300
A weak composite material that has a lower viscosity than other composite materials and flows into cavity preparations
What are flowable composites
300
Pit and fissure materials use this type of technique to bond the material to the tooth surface
What is the acid-etch technique
300
The formation of many shallow surface cracks
What is crazing
400
Polyethylene materials that are heated and molded and can also be recycled meaning remelted and reprocessed.
What Thermoplastic polymers
400
The functional group or reactive part of acrylic resin monomers is called
What is the carbon-carbon double bond. C=C
400
A conservative approach to pit and fissure decay is a combination of a pit and fissure sealant and a composite restoration commonly called
What is a PRR or Preventive Resin Restoration
400
A goal of a sealant is to fill the susceptible pits and fissures that will block the colonization of?
What is cariogenic bacteria
400
The most commonly used composites today
What are Hybrid composites
500
Polymers with a cross linked structure that cannot be be heated and molded
What are Thermoset polymers
500
The phenomenon which causes repeated expansion and contraction of restorative materials and can open and close gaps at the margin of the restoration.
What is percolation
500
The process in which dental composites are placed in layers
What is incremental addition
500
The most commonly used sealants
What is light activated
500
A system that can effectively cut enamel and dentin, cut cavity preps and remove composite materials using high pressured air and aluminum oxide
What is Air Abrasion
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