
Thirty standardized discs were fabricated from a resin-modified glass ionomer cement (Vitremer -3M) using three different powder/liquid ratios. All specimens were immediately weighed. Specimens were stored in artificial saliva for thirty days. Twice each day the specimens received a 30-min. artificial caries challenge (pH 4.4) and were returned to artificial saliva. At the end of the thirty-day experimental period, the specimens were dried and weighed again. Duncan's Multiple Range Test indicated that the 145 mg powder/35 mg liquid ratio had significantly less weight loss than the 145 mg powder/105 mg liquid ratio (p < 0.05). The results appear to demonstrate that solubility decreases as the aluminosilicate glass powder increases.
Time Factors, Acrylic Resins, Saliva, Artificial, Dental Caries, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Composite Resins, Resin Cements, Solubility, Glass Ionomer Cements, Materials Testing, Humans, Aluminum Silicates
Time Factors, Acrylic Resins, Saliva, Artificial, Dental Caries, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Composite Resins, Resin Cements, Solubility, Glass Ionomer Cements, Materials Testing, Humans, Aluminum Silicates
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