Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 126, Issue 9, 1245-1253
Copyright © 1995 by American Dental Association
A clinical evaluation of a resin-modified. Glass ionomer restorative material
DM Barnes,
LW Blank,
JC Gingell,
and
PP Gilner
University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School, Advanced General Dentistry 21201, USA.
Compomers, resin-modified glass ionomers, were developed to improve the physical properties and clinical handling of glass ionomers. Compomers can be designed to be light-activated and used as restoratives or liners. This article reports data collected up to 12 months after placement of both compomer restorations and liners and is part of an ongoing study evaluating the performance of this material. Based on this data, the authors conclude that this new generation of light-activated glass-ionomer restoratives provides clinical results comparable to those recorded for composite resins at 12 months.