COMPARISON OF DENTAL MATERIALS

BASIS OF SOLUBLE PLASTER MODELING COMPOUND ZOE IMPRESSION PASTE

COMPARISON
COMPONENTS: • 80% PLASTER OF PARIS • BEESWAX o TUBE 1
o main component
• K2SO4 • THERMOPLASTIC RESIN  UNIVERSAL/BASE PASTE
o slow setting time and
setting expansion o Responsible for thermoplastic  ZnO (zinc oxide)
o 0.15% - setting property
expansion • main component
• POTATO STARCH • GUTTA PERCHA, SHELLAC,
o Makes the plaster
STEARIC ACID  Mineral oil/fixed
“soluble”
o Swells when immersed vegetable oil
in warm water bath o PLASTISIZER
making it easier to be • Dilutes eugenol to
removed  To improve working relieve soft tissues
• Coloring property from burning
materials/pigments sensation
• FRENCH CHALK, TALC,
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH • Serves as plastisizer
for improved
o Hardening agents/fillers workability

• Coloring materials or  Hydrogenated rosin

pigments
• Responsible for the
paste form

o TUBE 2

 CATALYST
REACTOR/ACCELERATOR
PASTE

 Eugenol/oil of cloves

• 70% - 80% eugenol

content

 French chalk

• Fillers or hardening
agents

 Peru/Canada Balsam

• Increase flow property

• Improve mixing of ZOE

paste

 Calcium Chloride

• Accelerating agent

 Lanolin

• Improve the body &

strength of ZOE paste

 Olive oil

1
 • Dilute eugenol to
relieve soft tissues
from burning
sensation

BASIS OF SOLUBLE PLASTER MODELING COMPOUND ZOE IMPRESSION PASTE

COMPARISON

MANIPULATION • BOXING • DRY HEAT • Glass slab, oil-

METHOD/S: impervious/oil-resistant
o Adding at least o open flame
half an inch of o Ratio of type 1&2
base  alcohol paste is 1:1
lamp,
• INVERSION torch, o Mixing time is 1
Bunsen
min
o Invert the tray burner

• USE OF RUBBER BASE • MOIST HEAT • Squeeze in equal amount

FORMER and size
o Water bath
o Shaped like the o 50% base and
base of the cast  50°C - 70°C 50% catalyst
and material is
the same as of • Rotatory mixing
the rubber bowl movement using stainless
steel cement spatula

o When there is
only one color,
there is a
homogenous
mixture

• Folding motion with

speed

o To check if
mixture is
completely
homogenous
basing on the
color

2
USES: • SECONDARY • Making TYPE I o SURGICAL
IMPRESSION DRESSING
MATERIAL • Preliminary Impression
Material  Dressing to allow
healing: medicament
• Stock tray that covers the
wound from debris
o Remove from
patient’s mouth by o OCCLUSION RIM
teasing
 Made up of pink
• no need for separating wax where the pontic
medium because they are is planted
made of different materials
o TEMPORARY
• produces Study Cast (Plaster FILLING MATERIAL
of Paris)
 Test if the tooth
will respond to the
filling favorably

 Has medicinal
advantage

 Cheaper

 Used when
there’s pain, when
time is not enough
and when there is
rampant caries

INITIAL SETTING 1 – 3 minutes 3-6 minutes

TIME:
BASIS OF SOLUBLE PLASTER MODELING COMPOUND ZOE IMPRESSION PASTE
COMPARISON
FINAL SETTING • K2SO4 • TYPE 1 Hard set
TIME:
• 3 – 5 minutes o 10mins

• No K2SO4 • TYPE 2 Soft set

• 20 minutes
o 15mins

CHARACTERISTICS • Not powdery • Poor thermal conductors • 1000lbs compressive

: • No bubbles • Good flow property strength
• Dimensionally stable, • Can be a source of error or • has good flow properties
disadvantage because it may
strong enough
lead to distortion
• copies detailed parts
• Copies the object
accurately
SEPARATING Yes no No
MEDIUM:
DIMENSIONAL 0.15% EXPANSION 0.3 – 0.4% SHRINKAGE 0.1% SHRINKAGE (NEGLIGIBLE)
CHANGE:
DISPENSING • POWDER FORM • CAKE FORM • PASTE FORM
FORM:
o For full arch
impression

• CONE/STICK FORM

o For single tooth

3
 impression

o For tracing material

to convert the
defect of cake

TRAY USED: INDIVIDUAL TRAY STOCK TRAY INDIVIDUAL TRAY

CAST PRODUCED: STUDY CAST STUDY CAST WORKING CAST

ACCORDING TO THERMOSET THERMOPLASTIC THERMOSET

HARDENING OR
SETTING:
ACCORDING TO RIGID RIGID RIGID
APPLICATION OR
MECHANICAL
PROPERTIES:

DIFFERENT TYPES OF SEPARATING MEDIUM:

• PINK ALGINATE

• SOAP SUDS

• VARNISH

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