What is Meron Plus QM?
Meron Plus QM is a paste to paste cement that comes in a automix syringe. Is is used for cementation of metal-based and high strength all-ceramic based inlays, onlays, crowns and bridges, and metal, ceramic and glass fiber-reinforced posts and orthodontic bands.
What is resin modified glass ionomer cement?
Abstract. The resin-modified glass ionomer materials are hybrid materials of traditional glass ionomer cement with a small addition of light-curing resin, and hence exhibit properties intermediate to the two, with some characteristics superior to conventional glass ionomer materials.
What is resin-modified glass ionomer made of?
The resin-modified glass ionomer materials are hybrid materials of traditional glass ionomer cement with a small addition of light-curing resin, and hence exhibit properties intermediate to the two, with some characteristics superior to conventional glass ionomer materials.
What is the difference between glass ionomer and resin-modified glass ionomer?
Whereas traditional glass ionomer cements were opaque, newer resin-modified glass ionomers have attained a much better esthetic match to dentin and enamel. In clinical studies, resin-modified glass ionomers have greater longevity than conventional glass ionomers for class II restorations.
What is resin-modified glass ionomer used for?
Resin-modified glass ionomer restorative materials are indicated for root caries lesions due to their excellent adhesion to tooth structure and fluoride release. They are also recommended for repair of recurrent caries around existing indirect restorations.
Is GIC or Composite better?
While they are less durable than harder wearing fillings, like silver amalgams or gold fillings, composite fillings are significantly more durable than its glass ionomer counterpart. The downside being, after many years of use composite fillings can chip.
What is Rmgic?
Resin modified glass ionomer cements (RMGIC) were developed to overcome the limitations of the conventional glass ionomer as a restorative material.
Why Vaseline is used after GIC restoration?
Similarly petroleum jelly also impedes the fluoride release, but to a very less extent. We suggest that in situations where the fluoride release property is more important than other properties it is better to coat the GIC with petroleum jelly or leave the restoration without any coating.
What is a disadvantage of glass ionomer restorative material?
The main limitation of the glass ionomer cements is their relative lack of strength and low resistance to abrasion and wear. Conventional glass ionomer cements have low flexural strength but high modulus of elasticity, and are therefore very brittle and prone to bulk fracture.