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. 2022 Nov;13(Suppl 1):S186-S189.
doi: 10.4103/japtr.japtr_265_22. Epub 2022 Nov 30.

Effect of carbonated beverages on flexural strength property of restorative glass ionomer cement

S Ganesh  1 , S Balaji Ganesh  2 , S Jayalakshmi  2
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Effect of carbonated beverages on flexural strength property of restorative glass ionomer cement

S Ganesh et al. J Adv Pharm Technol Res. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Glass ionomer cement (GIC) releases fluorides and has good biocompatibility, carbonated drinks, sometimes known as fizzy drinks, are carbonated liquids that contain dissolved carbon dioxide, sweeteners, and natural or artificial flavoring. The aim of our study is to determine the flexural strength of GIC after immersing in carbonated beverages. Twelve samples of GIC filling material were used among which six samples prepared were from the Dtech brand and six were prepared from the Shofu brand for the in vitro study. Bar-shaped specimens were prepared from each group with the dimension of 2 mm × 2 mm × 25 mm. They were immersed in Sprite, fizz drinks, and in distilled water as a control group. The immersion period was 7 days. Then, the determination of maximum force and displacement was done using INSTRON E3000 (ElectroPuls) universal testing machine, then the collected data were used to determine flexural strength. The mean flexural strength of Dtech GIC was 24.84 ± 6.523 Mpa. The mean flexural strength of Dtech GIC was 18.57 ± 11.60 Mpa. The independent sample t-test showed that P = 0.247 (>0.05) which was statistically not significant. The flexural strength of GIC material decreased after being immersed in Sprite and fizz drinks.

Keywords: Fizzy drinks; flexural property; glass ionomer cement; innovative measurement.

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Figures

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Figure 1
The image depicts the determination of maximum force with INSTRON E3000 (Electroplus) universal testing machine
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Figure 2
Bar graph representing the flexural strength of GIC samples immersed in sprite, fizz drinks. X axis depicts the different types of GIC and Y axis depicts mean flexural strength (M Pa). Red depicts the Dtech GIC whereas Light red depicts the Shofu GIC. Flexural strength of glass ionomer cement material decreased after being immersed in sprite and fizz drinks. GIC: Glass ionomer cement
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