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14 February 2024 : Review article  

Clinical Performance of Glass Ionomer Cement in Load-Bearing Restorations: A Systematic Review

Laura Durrant ORCID logo1ABCDEF, Mahdi Mutahar ORCID logo1BCDEF*, Arwa A. Daghrery ORCID logo2DFG, Nassreen H. Albar ORCID logo2DFG, Ghadeer Saleh Alwadai ORCID logo3EG, Saleh Ali Alqahtani ORCID logo4DG, Laila Adel Al Dehailan ORCID logo5DEG, Naif Nabel Abogazalah ORCID logo4CG, Nada Ahmad Alamoudi ORCID logo6DG, Mohammed M. Al Moaleem ORCID logo7CFG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943489

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943489

Table 3 Included materials and their types, indications, composition, and authors.

MaterialTypeIndicationsCompositionAuthors
EQUIA FilBulk-filled radiopaque posterior restorative95% strontium fluoroaluminosilicate glass, highly reactive small particles, and 5% polyacrylic acid.Molina et al, 2020 []; Menezes-Silva et al, 2020 []; Fotiadou et al, 2019 []; Heck et al, 2020 []; Akman & Tosun, 2020 []; Uzel et al, 2022 []; Kupietzky et al, 2019 []; Gurgan et al, 2020 []; Kharma et al, 2019 []; Araujo et al, 2020 []55
EQUIA ForteBulk-filled glass hybrid restorativeSurface-treated fluoro aluminosilicate glass, ultrafine-highly reactive glass, higher-molecular weight polyacrylic acid, iron (III) oxide. Polybasic carboxylic acid (tartaric acid) 5–10% by wt.Wafaie et al, 2023 []47
Fuji IX GP FastFAST Packable Posterior RestorativeAlumino fluoro silicate glass, polyacrylic acid, distilled water, polybasic carboxylic acidFotiadou et al, 2019 []; Heck et al, 2020 []44
Ketac Universal AplicapBulk-fill, radiopaque glass ionomer restorative materialOxide glass chemicals >95% by wt. Water 40–60%, copolymer of acrylic acid – maleic acid 30–50%, tartaric acid 1–10%, benzoic acid <0.2% by wt.Wafaie et al, 2023 []47
Riva Self Cure HVBulk-fill, radiopaque, high viscosity glass ionomer restorative materialFluoro aluminosilicate glass 90–95%, acrylic acid homopolymer 5–10% by wt. acrylic acid homopolymer 20–30%, tartaric acid 10–15% by wt.Wafaie et al, 2023 []47
VitremerTri-Cure Glass Ionomer System (Resin-Modified)Fluor aluminosilicate glass. It also contains microencapsulated potassium persulfate and ascorbic acid, aqueous polycarboxylic acid modified with pendant methacrylate, water, HEMA and photoinitiatorsDermata et al, 2018 []53

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