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

• Main Authors: Marcel M. Farret (Author), Eduardo Martinelli de Lima (Author), Eduardo Gonçalves Mota (Author), Hugo Mitsuo S. Oshima (Author), Gabriela Maguilnik (Author), Patrícia Alves Scheid (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dental Press Editora, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...