Open AccessComparison of the push-out shear bond strength of four types of glass ionomers when used to bond amalgam: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Vinod Babu Mathew,
S Ramachandran,
R Indira,
P Shankar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.87193
Subject(s) - materials science , amalgam (chemistry) , composite material , bond strength , bond , adhesive , chemistry , business , electrode , layer (electronics) , finance
Dental amalgam is the primary direct posterior restorative material used worldwide, but it have certain shortcomings due to the lack of adhesiveness to the cavity. The introduction of the concept of bonded amalgam helped improve the use of amalgam as a restorative material.