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Cylindrical specimens (dimensions 6 mm diameter×12 mm height) of glass-ionomer and of zinc polycarboxylate dental cement have been stored in aqueous solutions for periods of 24 h, 1 week and 1 month. The solutions were of varying composition and affinity for water, and storage in them resulted in fluctuations in mass of the cements, an effect which was attributed to differences in the partitioning of water between the solutions and the cement specimens. Unlike the zinc polycarboxylate, the glass-ionomer gained mass in most of the solutions examined (except Na2SO4), showing it to have a much greater affinity for water than the zinc polycarboxylate. Despite the fluctuations in water uptake by the glass-ionomer, and loss of water by the zinc polycarboxylate, no statistically significant differences in compressive strength were recorded in any solution at any storage time. This contrasts with results reported previously for zinc polycarboxylates using smaller specimens, showing that specimen size has an influence on the interaction of cements with storage solutions. ©2000 Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Nicholson, J.W., Wilson, A.D. The effect of storage in aqueous solutions on glass-ionomer and zinc polycarboxylate dental cements. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 11, 357–360 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008929923531
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