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Evaluation of compressive strength, shear bond strength, and microhardness values of glass-ionomer cement Type IX and
Vishakha Verma1, Shivani Mathur2, Vinod Sachdev2
1ITS-CDSR, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Aim:
This study aimed to compare the compressive strength, shear bond strength, and microhardness of glass-ionomer cement (GIC) Type IX and Cention N.
Materials And Methods:
Five samples each of GIC Type IX and Cention N were prepared for testing the shear bond strength, tensile strength, and microhardness. Cylinders of the samples measuring 1 cm diameter and 6 mm height were prepared for compressive strength and shear bond strength. For shear bond strength, these samples were embedded into acrylic blocks of dimensions 2 cm × 2 cm. Testing of shear bond strength and compressive strength was done by mounting the samples in a universal testing machine with a crosshead speed of 1 mm/min. The samples for microhardness were 1 cm diameter and 5 mm height. The samples were mounted on Vickers microhardness testing machine to test the microhardness.
Results:
The values for shear bond strength of Cention N were statistically highly significant (P < 0.01) as compared to GIC Type IX, whereas the compressive strength and microhardness values of Cention N were statistically significant (P < 0.5) as compared to GIC Type IX.
Conclusion:
The results suggest significantly higher values for mechanical properties of Cention N as compared to GIC Type IX.
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