Characterization of Sealing Materials by Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry and Scanning Electron Microscopy

Catalina Iulia Saveanu,Alexandra Ecaterina Saveanu,Irina Bamboi,Adina Armencia,Oana Tanculescu,Oana Dragos

doi:10.37358/rc.19.10.7616

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Disadvantages of diacrilic composite resins and glass ionomers cements have stimulated research to develop hybrid materials to eliminate the downsides and take advantage of their benefits
The purpose of this study was the comparative analysis of two types of sealing materials, by energydispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) evaluation, their composition, the filler loading degree, the interaction with enamel by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) evaluation
The microstructure was analyzed by SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy - JEOLJSM 6390a Japan)

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Disadvantages of diacrilic composite resins and glass ionomers cements have stimulated research to develop hybrid materials to eliminate the downsides and take advantage of their benefits. The purpose of this study was comparative analysis of a resin composite and hybrid materials compomers sealing material used in preventive sealing by Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The orientation towards one material or another of sealing is done according to the topography of the surface, the characteristics of the enamel substrate, the patient’s occlusion, the individual caries risk, the degree of filler of the material, the viscosity of the material to favor the penetrability in the micro retention of the acid etched enamel, but not lastly of the possibility of the material to exert a caries inhibitory effect by releasing fluorine. The purpose of this study was the comparative analysis of two types of sealing materials, by EDS evaluation, their composition, the filler loading degree, the interaction with enamel by SEM evaluation. The analyze of the material was realized in surfaces for each side of each tooth

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