Studies of the early stages of the dynamic setting process of chemically activated restorative glass-ionomer cements.
Fernanda M TsuzukiRenata Correa PascottoLuis C MalacarneAntonio C BentoAntonio Medina NetoLidiane Vizioli de Castro-HoshinoMonique SouzaJohn W NicholsonMauro L BaessoPublished in: Biomaterial investigations in dentistry (2021)
The early stages of the GIC setting reaction show temperature changes, both endothermic and exothermic, at specific times, confirming the occurrence of individual chemical reactions. The early setting involves reactions other than carboxylate formation.Significance: This study gives further detail of the early stages of the setting of GICs, and past research regarding the setting reaction of GIC.
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