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The Effect of Adding Glass and Polyethylene Fibers on Flexural Strength of Three Types of Glass-Ionomer Cements
Farahnaz Sharafeddin, Afsoon Tondari and AliAsghar Alavi

Abstract: This study was to compare the flexural strength of three types of glass-ionomer cement combined with two types of fibers. About 90 specimens were prepared in a split mold. Glass and polyethylene fibers measuring 1 mm in length were added to the powder of Conventional Glass-Ionomer cement (CGIc), a Resin-Modified Glass-Ionomer Cement (RMGIc) and cermet (miracle mix). The specimens were divided into 9 groups according to the type of glass-ionomer cements and the fibers (n = 10): Group 1: CGIc; group 2: RMGIc; group 3: Cermet (MM); group 4: CGIc + glass fiber; group 5: RMGIc + glass fiber; group 6: MM + glass fiber; group 7: CGIc + polyethylene fiber; group 8: RMGIc + polyethylene fiber; group 9: MM + polyethylene fiber. The mean flexural strength (MPa) values were determined in a 3-point bending test at a crosshead speed of 0.5 mm min-1 by a universal testing machine. The results were analyzed using two-way ANOVA and a post hoc Tukey test (p<0.001). Flexural strength increased significantly after adding 8 glass or polyethylene fibers to GI cements (p<0.001) except when glass fibers were added to cermet (p>0.001). In addition, flexural strength of polyethylene fibers increased more than that of glass 3 fibers in all the groups (p<0.001). Adding fibers, especially polyethylene fibers can increase flexural strength of glass-ionomer cements.

How to cite this article
Farahnaz Sharafeddin, Afsoon Tondari and AliAsghar Alavi, 2013. The Effect of Adding Glass and Polyethylene Fibers on Flexural Strength of Three Types of Glass-Ionomer Cements. Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 8: 66-70.

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