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- Title
Effects of incorporating wollastonite and mine-silica by-product to the hardness of glass ionomer cement (GIC).
- Authors
Tengku Azam, Tengku Yasmin; Quah Xin Ying; Rahman, Ismail Ab; Masudi, Sam'an Malik; Luddin, Norhayati; Rashid, Rashita Abd
- Abstract
Glass ionomer cement (GIC) has the unique fluoride release property and able to form ionic bond with tooth structure. However, the brittleness of the material results in low hardness. In the present study, a new approach in utilization of local waste materials as fillers for improvement of hardness of GIC is reported. The synthesized wollastonite and mine-silica by-product were individually incorporated into commercial GIC and the Vickers hardness were evaluated. The results shown that the incorporation of 1 % wollastonite into GIC gave ∼ 6 % increment in hardness compared to the control GIC (66.53HV ± 7.37 versus 62.66HV ± 2.98) but not for the mine-silica. Thus, wollastonite could be a potential material to be utilized as fillers in dental restorative composite.
- Subjects
DENTAL glass ionomer cements; WOLLASTONITE; DENTAL cements; GLASS-reinforced plastics; FLUORIDE glasses; FLUORIDES
- Publication
Archives of Orofacial Science, 2013, Vol 8, Issue 2, p54
- ISSN
1823-8602
- Publication type
Article