Open AccessEvaluation of the effect of micro-hydroxyapatite incorporation on the diametral tensile strength of glass ionomer cements
Author(s) -
Farahnaz Sharafeddin,
Shokooh Karimi,
Zahra Jowkar
Publication year - 2019
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/jcd.jcd_6_19
Subject(s) - glass ionomer cement , ultimate tensile strength , distilled water , materials science , universal testing machine , significant difference , dental cement , composite material , dentistry , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , adhesive , chromatography , mathematics , medicine , statistics , layer (electronics)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of micro-hydroxyapatite (micro-HAP) incorporation on the diametral tensile strengths (DTSs) of a conventional glass ionomer cement (GIC) and a resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC).