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Bond strength of glass ionomers as
restorative materials
H. Al-Munif, BDS, R.L. Cooley, DMD,MS,
J.W. Robbins, DDS,
MA
University of Texas Health
Science Center,
7703 Floyd Curi Drive,
San Antonio, TX
78284-7914, USA
Ciass lonomer cement is
considered to be a recent material used for restoring teeth. It was launched on
the market since 1971. Studies show that 86.4% of dentists use this material
and also 71 % of dentists use it only for cementing restorations and crowns for
its chemicaly bonding properties. In this paper, the adhesive properties were
tested in two kinds of extracted human teeth. First group, recently extracted
teeth well preserved in saline and the second group, teeth extracted and
preserved in formaline for many years. There was no significant difference in
the adhesion between the two groups. The Japanese Fuji showed more adhesion to
the recently extracted teeth.
Saudi Dental Journal 1989;1(3):74-77.
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