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Characterization of a novel light‐cured star‐shape poly(acrylic acid)‐composed glass‐ionomer cement: fluoride release, water sorption, shrinkage, and hygroscopic expansion
Author(s) -
Zhao Jun,
Platt Jeffrey A.,
Xie Dong
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2009.00694.x
Subject(s) - glass ionomer cement , shrinkage , cement , materials science , composite material , curing (chemistry) , absorption of water , fluoride , methacrylate , nuclear chemistry , polymer , chemistry , polymerization , inorganic chemistry
This study evaluated the fluoride release, water sorption, curing shrinkage, and hygroscopic expansion of a novel experimental light‐cured glass‐ionomer cement. The effects of glycidyl methacrylate (GM) grafting, polymer : water (P : W) and powder : liquid (P : L) ratios were investigated. Commercial Fuji II and Fuji II LC cements were used as controls for comparison. All the specimens were conditioned in deionized water at 37°C before testing. The results demonstrated that the experimental cement showed lower burst and slower bulk fluoride release than Fuji II and Fuji II LC. The experimental cement absorbed more water than Fuji II and Fuji II LC as a result of its hydroxyl and carboxyl functional group content. The lower water‐diffusion rate and reduced hygroscopic expansion of the experimental cement suggest that it had a highly crosslinked network. Both Fuji II and Fuji II LC exhibited much higher shrinkage values (2.8% and 4.7%) than the experimental cement (0.8%). It appears that this novel cement will be a clinically attractive dental restorative because not only has it shown superior mechanical strength, it has also demonstrated satisfactory physical properties.