Avtor/Urednik     Jevnikar, P; Serša, I; Sepe, A; Jarh, O; Funduk, N
Naslov     Effect of surface coating on water migration into resin-modified glass ionomer cements: a magnetic resonance micro-imaging study
Tip     članek
Vir     Magn Reson Med
Vol. in št.     Letnik 44, št. 5
Leto izdaje     2000
Obseg     str. 686-91
Jezik     eng
Abstrakt     Magnetic resonance micro-imaging was applied to study water diffusion into resin-modified glass ionomer cement restoration and to evaluate the effect of surface coating over restoration. Two cavities were prepared on the labial surface of extracted teeth and restored with resin-modified glass ionomer cement; one was protected with surface coating and the other was not. Immediately after restoration, the teeth were immersed in water. Progress of water diffusion into restorations was monitored by T1 weighted spin-echo MRI at one-day intervals after the start of immersion. To quantify the water diffusion, a model was developed and compared with imaging data. Best fit yielded an effective water diffusion coefficient D =(2.3+-0.4)10-12m2/sec. Experimental results demonstrated that surface coating protects the dental cement against water intrusion from the surface of the restoration which faces the oral cavity. Such coating, however, does not prevent water penetration from the dentine side.
Deskriptorji     GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT
DIFFUSION
WATER
ADHESIVENESS