Radiodensity of base, liner and luting dental materials.
The aim of this study was to determine the radiodensity of base, liner and luting dental materials and to compare them with human enamel and dentin. Four classes of materials were examined: conventional glass ionomers (CG)-Vitro Cem, Ketac Bond, Vidrion F, Vidrion C; resin-modified glass ionomers (RMGI)-Fuji II LC, Vitrebond; resinous cement (RC)-Rely-X ARC; and zinc phosphate cement (ZP)-Cimento LS. Five 2-mm-thick standard samples of each material and five 2-mm-thick enamel and dentin samples were produced. An aluminum step wedge served as control. Samples were positioned over a phosphor plate of Digora digital system, exposed to X-ray, and the radiodensity obtained in the software Digora for Windows 2.0. Data were submitted to Kruskal-Wallis and Dunnett multiple comparisons test (alpha=0.05). According to statistical analysis, the following sequence in degree of radiodensity could be seen among the groups: Cimento LS (ZP) > Vitro Cem (CG) = Fuji II LC (RMGI) = Rely-X ARC (RC) = Vitrebond (RMGI) > Ketac Bond (CG) > enamel = Vidrion F (CG) > Vidrion C (CG) = dentin. The presence of radiopaque fillers such as zinc, strontium, zirconium, barium, and lanthanium rather than material type seems to be the most important factor when analyzing material radiodensity. Almost all investigated materials presented an accepted radiodensity.
Area de Materiais Dentários, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Av. Limeira, n 901, Caixa Postal 52, CEP 13414-903, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rodrigo Borges
RB
Fonseca
Carolina Assaf
CA
Branco
Paulo Vinícius
PV
Soares
Lourenço
L
Correr-Sobrinho
Francisco
F
Haiter-Neto
Alfredo Júlio
AJ
Fernandes-Neto
Carlos José
CJ
Soares
D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000737:chemistry; D003736:Dental Cavity Lining; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003804:Dentin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement / Q000737:chemistry
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003287:Contrast Media; D019279:Resin Cements; C015897:glass ionomer; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement