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Total cards: 21•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

what are the ideal properties of a bonding agent

Back (Answer)

strong bond to teeth, impermeable, durable, bond immediately

#2
Front (Question)

what properties of enamel make it easy to bond to

Back (Answer)

inorganic, high surface energy, dry

#3
Front (Question)

what is used for etching enamel

Back (Answer)

30% phosphoric acid

#4
Front (Question)

how does phosphoric acid work for etching enamel

Back (Answer)

removes calcium hydroxyapatite, creates a porous surface, characteristic etched pattern, allows the resin to flow in, increases critical surface energy, once resin flows in, can polymerise and cannot be pulled out

#5
Front (Question)

what is the name of adhesion for enamel bonding

Back (Answer)

micro mechanical adhesion

#6
Front (Question)

what makes bonding to dentine more difficult than enamel

Back (Answer)

it is more organic, has a dentinal fluid, this reduces the critical surface energy

#7
Front (Question)

what is critical surface energy

Back (Answer)

the tension of a fluids ability to flow on a surface and stick on this surface - high, good flow and stick, low poor flow and not sticking, surface must be higher than the liquid

#8
Front (Question)

what two ways can bonding to dentine occur

Back (Answer)

chemically or mechanically

#9
Front (Question)

what is mechanical bonding to dentine

Back (Answer)

similar to that of enamel, creating porous surface for resin to flow in and micro mechanically lock in

#10
Front (Question)

what is a surface wetting agent

Back (Answer)

an agent that increases the critical surface energy of a surface, to allow the flowability and adhesion of a liquid on the surface

#11
Front (Question)

how does surface wetting agent work in dentine

Back (Answer)

it is a bifunctional molecule - one end is hydrophillic and one end is hydrophobic. dentine is a hydrophillic surface but the resin is hydrophobic. therefore, this agent can flow on to the dentine surface and polymerise to make the dentine hydrophobic

#12
Front (Question)

what is the smear layer

Back (Answer)

the layer on dentine created during cavity preparation. normally full of bacteria and dentine - organic debris, interferes with adhesion

#13
Front (Question)

what are the 3 components in dentine bonding

Back (Answer)

conditioner, primer and adhesion

#14
Front (Question)

what is the conditioner used in dentine bonding

Back (Answer)

30% phosphoric acid, to remove calcium hydroxyapatite and increase porosity

#15
Front (Question)

what is the primer used in dentine bonding

Back (Answer)

normally HEMA, this is a bifunctional molecule with a hydrophobic and hydrophillic end. It contains C=C for covalent bond with the next resin layer and increases the surface energy. main adhesion molecule

#16
Front (Question)

what is the adhesion molecule used in dentine bonding

Back (Answer)

mix of Bis-GMA and HEMA. predominantly hydrophobic, creates a hybrid layer as it bonds to the dentine and the restorative material

#17
Front (Question)

what is adhesion known as in dentine

Back (Answer)

molecular entanglement and micro mechanical retention

#18
Front (Question)

what is the problem with moisture in bonding

Back (Answer)

too dry - collapse of collagen fibres, nothing to bond on to too wet - resin cannot flow properly, surface energy low

#19
Front (Question)

what is the problem with over etching

Back (Answer)

collagen collapse and the resin cannot penetrate as deep as the pores created

#20
Front (Question)

what steps can be simplified in practice of dentine bonding

Back (Answer)

combine prime and adhesion - prime and bond, scotchbond, still uses total etch technique

#21
Front (Question)

what is self-etchant technique

Back (Answer)

when one agent is used, containing etchant, primer and adhesion, reduces steps to reduce effects of poor moisture control