title: The properties of metal-reinforced glass ionomer materials.
abstract: The physical properties and bond strengths of two glass ionomer materials reinforced with silver and amalgam alloy powders were compared with those of a conventional material from the same manufacture as well as two commercially available products. The diametral tensile strength, hardness and bonding strength are improved with the addition of either commercial available silver particles or fabricated high-copper amalgam alloy powders to the glass. Simple mixture of the metal or alloy powders with the glass ionomer cement seems to be feasible to improve the properties of the regular cement. However, further studies in formulating an optimal composition of metal or alloy, setting characteristics and long-term clinical evaluation are necessary before proposing uses for this new material.
authors.affiliation: Dental Department, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D016722:Cermet Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003804:Dentin; D005459:Fluorides / Q000737:chemistry; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D006244:Hardness; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014001:Tin / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D016722:Cermet Cements; C068060:Fuji Miracle Mix; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D008670:Metals; D012834:Silver; C037885:Fuji-ionomer; D014001:Tin; D003300:Copper; D005459:Fluorides