gypsum products -dental materials
GYPSUM PRODUCTS
DENTAL MATERIALS
Gypsum was found in mines around city of Paris so its called plaster of Paris.
DENTAL MATERIALS
Gypsum was found in mines around city of Paris so its called plaster of Paris.
- ADA SPECIFICATION NUMBER: 25
- Gypsum is classified into 5 types :
- Type1: Dental plaster for impression
- Type2: Dental plaster ,class 1- mounting,class 2-for moulds
- Type3: Dental stone for model
- Type4: Dental stone -high strength and low expansion
- Type5: Dental stone - high strength and high expansion
- 1 MOLE= 6.02214076×1023.
- Gaughing water: Excess water mixed with plaster ,makes manipulation quite easier .
- mechanism of setting in gypsum is explained through 3 theories out of which dissolution precipitation theory is widely accepted.
- Advantage:
- 1)record fine details with least pressure
- 2)dimensional changes very minimal
- 3) economical
- Disadvantage:
- 1)gag reflex
- 2)cannot be used in undercut regions
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