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Description
Field of the Invention
[0001] The invention relates to a dental composition curing by a glass ionomer cement reaction (GIZ) with improved
storage stability having adequate physical properties, wherein the cement is obtainable by mixing a powder and liquid
component or part.
Background Art
[0002] Glass ionomer cements have been used for more than 30 years for dental restorative treatments. Typically
glass ionomer cements are reacted by mixing a powder part with a liquid part. The powder component typically comprises
as essential or important component an acid-reactive filler (e.g. a fluoro alumino silicate glass). The liquid component
typically comprises as essential or important components water, polycarboxylic acid and a complexing agent (e.g. tartaric
acid) for adjusting the setting properties. Main advantages of glass ionomer cements are self-adhesion to tooth structure,
fluoride release and the ability to be placed in one part (bulk-fill). The main disadvantage is the brittle nature and relatively
low physical-mechanical properties compared to resinbased composite filling materials. Hence there have been various
approaches to improve the latter, especially the flexural strength.
[0003] It was found that by increasing the overall content of polycarboxylic acid in comparison to the acid-reactive
filler, the flexural strength could be improved. However, by increasing the amount of polycarboxylic acid contained in
the liquid part, the liquid part became too viscous making it nearly impossible to adequately mix the powder and liquid
component. To overcome this issue, a part of the polycarboxylic acid was put in dry form into the powder component.
By doing this, however, it was realized that the storage stability of the product is negatively affected. Over time, humidity
being present in the air starts to migrate into the powder component causing a glass ionomer reaction to start at least
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