title: Comparison of the flexural strength of six reinforced restorative materials.
abstract: This study calculated the flexural strength for six reinforced restorative materials and demonstrated that flexural strength values can be determined simply by using physical parameters (diametral tensile strength and Young's modulus values) that are easily determined experimentally. A one-way ANOVA analysis demonstrated a statistically significant difference between the two reinforced glass ionomers and the four composite resin materials, with the composite resin being stronger than the glass ionomers.
authors.affiliation: Essential Dental Laboratories, South Hackensack, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Volovich
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Musikant
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Deutsch
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016722:Cermet Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D004548:Elasticity; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D018583:Pliability; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D016722:Cermet Cements; D003188:Composite Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003738:Dental Cements; D003764:Dental Materials; C101038:Flexi-Flow Natural; C101035:Flexi-Flow cement; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D019279:Resin Cements; C078801:Miracle Mix; C079578:Ti-Core composite resin; D012834:Silver; D014025:Titanium