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Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Glass-Ionomer Dental Cements: A Review.


ABSTRACT: This paper reviews the strategies that have been reported in the literature to attempt to reinforce glass-ionomer dental cements, both conventional and resin-modified. These cements are widely used in current clinical practice, but their use is limited to regions where loading is not high. Reinforcement might extend these applications, particularly to the posterior dentition. A variety of strategies have been identified, including the use of fibres, nanoparticles, and larger particle additives. One problem revealed by the literature survey is the limited extent to which researchers have used International Standard test methods. This makes comparison of results very difficult. However, it does seem possible to draw conclusions from this substantial body of work and these are (1) that powders with conventional particle sizes do not reinforce glass-ionomer cements, (2) certain fibres and certain nanoparticles give distinct improvements in strength, and (3) in the case of the nanoparticles these improvements are associated with differences in the morphology of the cement matrix, in particular, a reduction in the porosity. Despite these improvements, none of the developments has yet been translated into clinical use.

SUBMITTER: Nicholson JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7321445 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Glass-Ionomer Dental Cements: A Review.

Nicholson John W JW   Sidhu Sharanbir K SK   Czarnecka Beata B  

Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 20200531 11


This paper reviews the strategies that have been reported in the literature to attempt to reinforce glass-ionomer dental cements, both conventional and resin-modified. These cements are widely used in current clinical practice, but their use is limited to regions where loading is not high. Reinforcement might extend these applications, particularly to the posterior dentition. A variety of strategies have been identified, including the use of fibres, nanoparticles, and larger particle additives.  ...[more]

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