Assessment of the mechanical properties of glass ionomer cements for orthodontic cementation

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the mechanical properties of three glass ionomers cements (GICs) used for band cementation in Orthodontics. METHODS: Two conventional glass ionomers (Ketac Cem Easy mix/3M-ESPE and Meron/Voco) and one resin modified glass ionomer (Multi-cure Glass ionomer/3M-Unitek) were selec...

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Main Authors: Marcel M. Farret, Eduardo Martinelli de Lima, Eduardo Gonçalves Mota, Hugo Mitsuo S. Oshima, Gabriela Maguilnik, Patrícia Alves Scheid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Press Editora 2012-12-01
Series:Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512012000600027

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