Abstract
The Glass Ionomers Cements (GICs) are materials widely used in dentistry, have advantages such as fluoride release and chemical adhesion to the dental substrate. They are recommended as a restorative material, luting agent in prosthetic dentistry and also in medicine. However, there is need for developing new bone cements as an alternative or replacement to the current polymethylmethacrylate cements, therefore, the objective of this research was to develop an experimental GIC and characterization regarding morphology, chemical composition and crystallinity. This composite was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Infrared Spectroscopy Fourier Transform (FTIR) and optical microscopy (OM). For comparative study, was used the GIC Vidrion R (SS White) in the control group. These cements are presented in semi-crystalline diffraction patterns, the FTIR spectra observed characteristic bands of these materials and microstructural study of the cements showed homogeneous distribution of filler in the polymer matrix, corroborating with the literature.
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