title: Novel F-releasing composite with improved mechanical properties.
abstract: In recent years, the authors have been developing novel fluoride-releasing dental composites containing ternary zirconium fluoride chelates. The aim of this study was to improve the physical and mechanical properties of these composites by improving the formulation of the monomers and photoinitiators. The hypothesis was that reduction of hydrophilic monomers and improvement of the photoinitiators could reduce water sorption and significantly increase the mechanical properties of the composite. The degree of conversion of the composites containing different compositions of photoinitiators was studied by Fourier transform near-infrared spectroscopy (FT-NIR). Ten experimental composites containing different compositions of ethoxylated bisphenol-A dimethacrylate (EBPADMA), 1,6-hexanediol dimethacrylate (HDDMA), triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA), and 2,2-bis[4-(2-hydroxy-3-methacryloyloxypropoxy) phenyl]-propane (BisGMA) were tested for flexural strength, viscosity, and water sorption. The experimental composite containing 20% synthesized fluoride-releasing monomer, 30% BisGMA, 30% EBPADMA, and 20% HDDMA showed significantly higher fluoride release and recharge, but physical and mechanical properties similar to those of the control composite containing 40% BisGMA, 40% EBPADMA, and 20% HDDMA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Comprehensive Dentistry and Biomaterials, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Dentistry, 1100 Florida Ave., New Orleans, LA 70119, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: G-Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Billodeaux
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Diwan
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000327:Adsorption; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D005459:Fluorides / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008027:Light; D008422:Materials Testing; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D018583:Pliability; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014783:Viscosity; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D008689:Methacrylates; D011108:Polymers; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D014867:Water; C020946:triethylene glycol dimethacrylate; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; C074277:ethoxylated bis-phenol A dimethacrylate; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D015040:Zirconium; C009405:tetrabutylammonium; D005459:Fluorides; C090921:1,6-hexanediol dimethacrylate