Affiliation:
1. Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G. Shukhov
2. VladMiVa Experimental Plant JSC
3. D.Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
Abstract
The article presents the results of an analytical review of the literature on glass ionomer (glass polyalkenate) cements, which are widely used in dentistry. This materials consist from the powder and liquid, which form a plastic mass at mix that sets to form a solid. The composition of the powder and liquid components of glass ionomer cement has been analyzed. The solid component is powdered calcium or strontium aluminofluorosilicate glass, the liquid component is an aqueous solution of acrylic acid homopolymer or its copolymer with methylene-succinic acid, maleic acid and other monomers. Information about the range of compositions of aluminofluorosilicate glass, raw materials and melting process parameters are represented. An analysis of the curing mechanism of this dental material is also carried out. Acid-base interaction and cross-linking of polymeric acid molecules with ions extracted from glass occur at mixing the powder and liquid components. The final microstructure of the hardened glass ionomer cement is partially decomposed glass particles embedded in a matrix of calcium and aluminum polyalkenoates and coated with a layer of silica gel. The information presented in this review may be useful for a comprehensive understanding by dentists, developers of dental materials and scientific groups conducting research in this subject area of the physicochemical process of curing this material.
Publisher
BSTU named after V.G. Shukhov
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology