title: Advances in glass-ionomer cements.
abstract: This article describes the properties, advances and shortcomings of glass-ionomer cement as a restorative material. The adhesion of glass-ionomer to tooth structure is less technique sensitive than composite resins and its quality increases with time. Therefore glass-ionomer might turn out to the more reliable restorative material in minimal invasive dentistry based on adhesive techniques.
authors.affiliation: University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. c.davidson@hetnet.nl
authors.forename: Carel Leon
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Davidson