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Introduction
The dental profession has used precision-type
castings for the most part of century. Using the
lost wax technique, Taggart in 1907
developed a process for making castings used
in restoration of prepared teeth. Since the
process did not take into account all the
dimensional changes associated with the
casting technique, the resultant product did
exhibit some problems in terms of dimensional
accuracy.
Definition
II Medium Inlays/Onlays
Sprue
Lost - Head
(Reservoir)
For preventing
cavities and
porosities, due to
thermal contraction
LINER:
Investment materials have a property of expanding on setting.If
the investment was confined on the outside this could cause
shrinkage of the of the mould / wax pattern.
In order to prevent this effect a flexible split ring or a rubber
ring could be used.
However, the most commonly used technique is to line the
casting ring with either an aluminosilicate liner or a cellulose
liner.
CASTING THE DENTAL ALLOY
Casting mold
CASTING MACHINES
1. Centrifugal Casting Machine
2. Electrical
Resistance-
Heated Casting
Machine
3. Induction Melting
Machine
Melting Noble Metal Alloys:
Porosities
Solidification
Trapped gases Residual Air
Defects
Subsurface
Porosity
Causes:
Generally caused by incomplete feeding of molten
metal during solidification.If the sprue is not properly
designed and implemented then it may solidify before
the feeding is complete thus preventing a continuous
supply of molten alloy. This type of defect usually
occurs close to the sprue-casting junction.
Solutions:
Ryge et al recommended the use of a sprue diameter
larger than the thickest cross section of the casting.
Journal of dental rest.; Jan 1981; vol 60; no1; page 59-67
Macroporosity:
Causes-
• Primarily a shrinkage porosity
• The portion of a cylindrical casting which solidifies
last is the low pressure side of the liquid metal close
to the free surface of the button, therefore
macroporosity always appears in this portion of
casting.
Solution-
• Reduce by providing a reservoir contiguous or close
to the low pressure end of the liquid metal
• It may be affected by the closeness of the individual
units in a multiple unit casting.
Use a reservoir
Solution-
• Diminished by controlling the rate at which the molten metal
enters the mold
• Ryge et al reported that subsurface & microporosities are
reduced by the use of a sufficiently long sprue & a melt
temperature of 100˚C-150˚C above the melting point of alloy.
• According to Leinfelder et al reported that long sprues are
preferable for thick castings while short sprues are beneficial
for thin castings i.e. the sprue design should be related to the
surface area-to-volume ratio of castings.
ENTRAPPED AIR POROSITY
• Referred to as Back Pressure porosity.
• Can produce large concave depression.
Causes-
Inability of the air in the mold to escape through the
pores in the investment or by the pressure gradient
that displaces the air pocket toward the end of the
investment via the molten sprue & button.
Journal of dental rest.; Jan 1981; vol 60; no1; page 59-67
Phillips’; science of dental materials; 10th edition
Solution-
• Proper burnout
• An adequate mold & casting temperature.
• A sufficiently high casting pressure
• Proper liquid : powder ratio.
• The thickness of investment between the tip of the pattern and
the end of the ring should not be greater than 6mm.
• Srickland & Sturdevant suggested that sprue design variables
have no effect on these porosities; venting, high melt
temperatures, proper positioning of the pattern in the ring,
choice of investment & the use of reservoir can assist in
reducing or eliminating the back pressure porosities.
Journal of dental rest.; Jan 1981; vol 60; no1; page 59-67
• Phillips’; science of dental materials; 10th edition
INCOMPLETE CASTINGS
Causes-
• Inadequate spruing ( sprue former too small)
• Alloy not hot enough
• Incomplete elimination of wax residues from the mold
• Mold too cold
• Ingate obstructed
• Insufficient casting force
Solutions-
• Use proper size of sprue former
Solution-
• Avoid overheating of investment
• Avoid use of torch flame as it contains sulphur
• Avoid use of steel tongs to hold casting during
pickling
• Castings should never be placed with amalgam dies
or kept on a table where amalgam scrap is present
References