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Glass-Ionomer Based Restorative System As a Long-Term Restorative Alternative

Glassionomer cements have been used since many years as restorative materials, fixing cements or temporary fillings. They have some significant properties: • Creation of a chemical bond with enamel and dentin collagen. • Good resistance to compression (equal to about 30 MPa). • Coefficient of thermal expansion almost equal to that of dental tissues. • Constant release of fluoride content in the matrix, through ions exchange lasting over time. The role of these dental materials in preventing and blocking caries and its progression has been widely described in literature, and has earned them the name of "biomimetic" or also “bioactive” materials.

However, the oldest formulations of GICs were limited in success by their poor resistance to abrasion, low tensile strength and low final hardness. Glassionomer cements for dental restorations for this reasons acquired the label of cheap materials, not of high quality, especially useful for time-saving restoration, and more focused on social assistance. The advent of nanotechnology allowed in recent years significant structural changes in many dental materials, from impression materials to resin composites, and of course also for glassionomer cements, allowing in some cases to overcome physical limitations that are thought to be insurmountable. Thanks to this, the limits of hardness and resistance to stress of GICs have been exceeded, and today modern GICs can give an aspect of natural translucency and coloration to restorations, representing both a long lasting and also a valid aesthetic solution. Considering the evolution of GICs and their role as Biomimetic/Bioactive materials, and through the results of a multicenter clinical trial, the aim of this lecture is to show some new possibility of use, durability, efficiency, aesthetics and possible problems of a modern system based on a high-viscosity glassionomer cement, coated with a light-curable nanotechnological resin, when used for long-term restorations of teeth.


Division: Continental European and Scandinavian Divisions Meeting
Meeting: 2011 Continental European and Scandinavian Divisions Meeting (Budapest, Hungary)
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Year: 2011
Final Presentation ID: 163
Abstract Category|Abstract Category(s): Invited Lectures
Authors
  • Basso, Matteo  ( Università degli Studi di Milano - Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Milan, N/A, Italy )
  • SESSION INFORMATION
    Oral Session
    Adhesive Materials: Perceptions and Realities - Sponsored by GC Europe
    09/01/2011