The document discusses agar, a reversible hydrocolloid used for dental impressions. It is made from seaweed and consists mainly of agar. The document outlines how it is used to take impressions, including preparation, manipulation, and properties. It provides details on types, uses, advantages and disadvantages compared to other materials.
The document discusses agar, a reversible hydrocolloid used for dental impressions. It is made from seaweed and consists mainly of agar. The document outlines how it is used to take impressions, including preparation, manipulation, and properties. It provides details on types, uses, advantages and disadvantages compared to other materials.
The document discusses agar, a reversible hydrocolloid used for dental impressions. It is made from seaweed and consists mainly of agar. The document outlines how it is used to take impressions, including preparation, manipulation, and properties. It provides details on types, uses, advantages and disadvantages compared to other materials.
The document discusses agar, a reversible hydrocolloid used for dental impressions. It is made from seaweed and consists mainly of agar. The document outlines how it is used to take impressions, including preparation, manipulation, and properties. It provides details on types, uses, advantages and disadvantages compared to other materials.
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AGAR
(reversible) hydrocolloid
www.ppttopics.com DEFINITION • An aqueous impression material used for recording maximum detail; e.g. as required in the production of dies for fixed restorations. • An organic hydrophilic colloid (polysaccharide) extracted from certain types of seaweed.
www.ppttopics.com COMPOSITION OF COMMERCIAL REVERSIBLE HYDROCOLLOID IMPRESSION MATERIALS component function composition(%) agar brush-heap structure 13-17
borate strength 0.2-0.5
sulfate gypsum hardener 1.0-2.0
wax, hard filler 0.5-1.0
thixotropic materials thickener 0.3-0.5
water reaction medium balance
www.ppttopics.com CLASSIFICATION (ISO 1564: 2001) • TYPE I – high consistency (for use as tray material) • TYPE II – medium consistency (for use as tray or syringe material) • TYPE III – low consistency (for syringe use only)
www.ppttopics.com USES • For cast duplication (e.g. during fabrication of cast metal removable partial dentures, etc.) • For full mouth impressions without deep undercuts. • Previously used for FPD impressions prior to elastomers. • As a tissue conditioner.
www.ppttopics.com SUPPLIED AS • Two forms: Syringe material Tray material • Tubes are used to fill the water-cooled trays and cartridges for use with the syringes. • Differences between two forms are the color and a greater fluidity of the syringe material.
www.ppttopics.com CARTRIDGE OF AGAR HYDROCOLLOID AND SYRINGES USED FOR INJECTING ONTO THE PREPARED TOOTH. ALSO SHOWN IS THE HOLDER FOR CARRYING THE AGAR INTO THE CONDITIONING UNIT. www.ppttopics.com MANIPULATION • Manipulation includes: liquefying the gel placing it in the impression tray tempering it to a lower temperature that the patient can tolerate maintenance of fluid state to capture details of oral structures once in the mouth, material is cooled below mouth temperature to ensure gelation
www.ppttopics.com • The process requires proper equipment. • Three compartments in conditioning unit make it possible to simultaneously liquefy, store, and temper the hydrocolloid. • Temperatures in each of the step are critical. • Equipment should be calibrated weekly.
www.ppttopics.com CONDITIONING UNIT FOR AGAR HYDROCOLLOID IMPRESSION MATERIALS. THE THREE COMPARTMENTS ARE USED FOR LIQUEFYING THE MATERIAL, STORING AFTER BOILING, AND TEMPERING THE TRAY HYDROCOLLOID. www.ppttopics.com Step 1: Preparation and conditioning of the agar material
• First step is to liquefy the hydrocolloid gel in boiling
water for at least 10 minutes. • After liquefaction, the material may be stored in the sol condition at 65⁰C until needed for injection into prepared tooth or for filling a tray. • The material can be stored for several days, therefore, a number of tubes and syringes can be prepared for use throughout a week or so.
www.ppttopics.com Step 2: Tempering of the material • 65⁰C is too hot for the oral tissues, therefore, the material used to fill the tray must be tempered. • For immediate preparation step : hydrocolloid sol removed from storage bath, tray filled with sol, gauze pad placed over it, placed in water filled tempering container at 45⁰C. • Tempering time 3-10 minutes. • To ensure that agar temperature is <55⁰C.
www.ppttopics.com • Tempering increases viscosity. • Syringe material is never tempered but always maintained in a fluid state to enhance adaptation to tissues.
www.ppttopics.com Step 3: Making the agar impression • Just before completion of tempering for tray material, low viscosity material syringed directly from storage compartment is applied to prepared tooth (first applied to the base, then rest of the preparation covered). • Gauze pack and outer layer of agar is removed from tempering bath, transferred into stock tray and seated with light pressure. • Gelation is accelerated by circulating cool water (18-21⁰C) through the tray for 3-5 min. • Lower the temperature, more rapid is the gelation and stronger the material. • Impression removed suddenly with snap (viscoelastic behavior). www.ppttopics.com AGAR HYDROCOLLOID IMPRESSION www.ppttopics.com LAMINATE TECHNIQUE • Recent modification to traditional agar procedure. • Hydrocolloid in the tray is replaced with a mix of chilled alginate that bonds with the agar expressed from a syringe. • Alginate gels by a chemical reaction, whereas, agar gels by means of contact with the cool alginate. • Since agar is in contact with the prepared teeth, maximum detail is reproduced.
www.ppttopics.com PROPERTIES OF AGAR HYDROCOLLOID IMPRESSION MATERIALS
** At a stress of 1000 g/cm² *** At a loading rate of 10 kg/min.
www.ppttopics.com Other properties • Accuracy: Highly accurate at the time of removal from the mouth, but shrinks in air and expands in water. • Viscosity of the sol: Sufficiently viscous to record every detail of the teeth and soft tissues if correctly manipulated.
www.ppttopics.com • Compatibility with gypsum: More compatible with gypsum model materials than alginates. Washed of saliva or blood. Excess liquid blown with an air syringe. • Dimensional stability: If stored in air, lose water and contract. Replacement in water leads to absorption and swelling. Best stored in 100% relative humidity.
www.ppttopics.com ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES • Accurate dies can be • Does not flow well. prepared. • Cannot be electroplated. • Good elastic properties help • Thermal discomfort on reproduce most undercut insertion or gelation. areas. • Dimensional instability. • Has good recovery from • Tears easily. distortion. • Only one model can be • Hydrophilic. poured. • Palatable and well • Needs special equipment tolerated. and technique. • Economical. • Risk of contamination and • Reusable. deterioration of properties • Cost effective. on reuse. www.ppttopics.com www.ppttopics.com
