Dental restorative materials with antimicrobial properties can inhibit bacterial colonization, which may result in a reduction of caries at tooth-filling interaction zones. This study aimed to develop antibacterial gl...Dental restorative materials with antimicrobial properties can inhibit bacterial colonization, which may result in a reduction of caries at tooth-filling interaction zones. This study aimed to develop antibacterial glass-ionomer cements (GIC) containing a quaternary ammonium monomer (dimethylaminododecyl methacrylate, DMADDM), and to investigate their effect on material performance and antibacterial properties. Different mass fractions (0, 1.1% and 2.2%) of DMADDM were incorporated into the GIC. The flexure strength, surface charge density, surface roughness and fluoride release were tested. A Streptococcus mutans biofilm model was used. Exopolysaccharides (EPS) staining was used to analyze the inhibitory effect of DMADDM on the biofilm matrix. In addition, biofilm metabolic activity, lactic acid metabolism and the expression of glucosyltransferase genes g/fB, gtfC and gtfD were measured. GIC containing 1.1% and 2.2% DMADDM had flexural strengths matching those of the commercial control (P〉0.1). DMADDM was able to increase the surface charge density but reduced surface roughness (P〈0.05). The incorporation of 1.1% and 2.2% DMADDM elevated the release of fluoride by the GIC in the first 2 days (P〈0.05). The novel DMADDM-modified GIC significantly reduced biofilm metabolic activity (P〈 0.05) and decreased lactic acid production (P〈 0.05). The quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) results showed that the expression of gtfB, g/fC and gtfD decreased when mass fractions of DMADDM increased (P〈0.05). EPS staining showed that both the bacteria and EPS in biofilm decreased in the DMADDM groups. The incorporation of DMADDM could modify the properties of GIC to influence the development of S. mutans biofilms. In this study, we investigated the interface properties of antibacterial materials for the first time. GIC containing DMADDM can improve material performance and antibacterial properties and may contribute to the better management of secondary caries.展开更多
The effect of glass ionomer cement and resin-modified glass ionomer cement incorporated with chlorhexidine and bioactive glass on antimicrobial activity and physicochemical properties were investigated. The experiment...The effect of glass ionomer cement and resin-modified glass ionomer cement incorporated with chlorhexidine and bioactive glass on antimicrobial activity and physicochemical properties were investigated. The experimental results showed that groups incorporated with 1% chlorhexidine exhibited a significant reduction of optical density values of the bacterial suspension and increased the degradation of Streptococcus mutans biofilm. However, groups incorporated with 10% bioactive glass did not affect the optical density values and the biofilm formation. The mechanical properties of the materials and the polymerization were not influenced by the addition of chlorhexidine. Nevertheless, the compressive strength was lower when the materials were incorporated with bioactive glass. It can be concluded that glass ionomer cements incorporated with chlorhexidine can maintain its mechanical properties as well as reduce early S mutans biofilm formation. Controlled release/sustained release technology may be required to optimize the antibacterial activity of glass ionomer cements incorporated with bioactive glass.展开更多
The setting chemistry of glass ionomer cement was imestigated by using mechanical determination of compressive strength at predetermined intervals,and measurement of structure changes of correspondling fracture sample...The setting chemistry of glass ionomer cement was imestigated by using mechanical determination of compressive strength at predetermined intervals,and measurement of structure changes of correspondling fracture sample by means of IR spectra and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC).Zinc polycarboxylate cement was used as a comparison sample.The compressive strength of glass ionomer cement(GIC) increases with aging.IR spectra and DSC of corresponding fracture sample show the structure changes of the matrix and interface layer comprising of silica gel during the predetermined intervals studied.however,no significant changes occur in the zinc polycarxyolate cement.Hence the structure changes of the matrix and/or interface layer are responsible for compressive strength increasing with aging.The structure changes include the crosslink density,the ratio of complex form to ionic form,the content ratio of Al-PAA to Ca-PAA,the forming and maturing process of the interface layer comprising of silica gel.展开更多
The setting reaction of glass ionomer cement was studied by analyzing and comparing the short-tem mechanical properties of set cement stored in silicone oil, air and distilled water respectively at different temperatu...The setting reaction of glass ionomer cement was studied by analyzing and comparing the short-tem mechanical properties of set cement stored in silicone oil, air and distilled water respectively at different temperatures. For the set cement stored at 37 ℃, the strength of the sample in the air reached the maximum value after 24 h, then decreased to about 210 MPa and kept steady. The strength of the sample in water increased continuously and slowly, however, the increasing rate of sample stored in silicone oil was higher than that in the water. At 20 ℃, the increasing rate of compressive strength for sample in air was higher than those in silicone oil and water. The diffusion speed and maintenance of water has significant effects on the mechanical properties of glass ionomer cements.展开更多
A commercially available dental Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) was studied after setting at room temperature (300 K) to understand its DC electrical conductivity, dielectric and thermal properties. The dental GIC’s are s...A commercially available dental Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) was studied after setting at room temperature (300 K) to understand its DC electrical conductivity, dielectric and thermal properties. The dental GIC’s are supposed to have free mobile charge carriers like F- ions. Interestingly this material loses its conductivity above 80°C and behaves like a non-polar substance. The frequency dependent dielectric studies also indicate the loss of mobile charge carriers in the samples annealed at 80°C. The DSC and TGA studies indicate that the material loses H2O exothermically at 100°C. This is attributed to the onset of a secondary setting reaction.展开更多
The novel non-leachable poly (quaternary ammonium salt) (PQAS)-containing antibacterial glass- ionomer cement has been developed. Compressive strength (CS) and S. mutans viability were used as tools for strength and a...The novel non-leachable poly (quaternary ammonium salt) (PQAS)-containing antibacterial glass- ionomer cement has been developed. Compressive strength (CS) and S. mutans viability were used as tools for strength and antibacterial activity evaluations, respectively. All the specimens were conditioned in distilled water at 37?C prior to testing. Commercial glass-ionomer cement Fuji II LC was used as control. With PQAS addition, the studied cements showed a reduction in CS with 25-95% for Fuji II LC and 13-78% for the experimental cement and a reduction in S. mutans viability with 40-79% for Fuji II LC and 40-91% for the experimental cement. The experimental cement showed less CS reduction and higher antibacterial activity as compared to Fuji II LC. The long-term aging study indicates that the cements are permanently antibacterial with no PQAS leaching. It appears that the experimental cement is a clinically attractive dental restorative that can be potentially used for long- lasting restorations due to its high mechanical strength and permanent antibacterial function.展开更多
A novel antibacterial glass-ionomer cement has been developed. Compressive strength (CS) and S. mutans viability were used to evaluate the mechanical strength and antibacterial activity of the formed cement. Compressi...A novel antibacterial glass-ionomer cement has been developed. Compressive strength (CS) and S. mutans viability were used to evaluate the mechanical strength and antibacterial activity of the formed cement. Compressive yield strength (YS), modulus (M), diametral tensile strength (DTS) and flexural strength (FS) were also determined. All the formulated antibacterial cements showed a significant antibacterial activity, accompanying with an initial CS reduction. The effect of the synthesized antibacterial polymer loading was significant. Increasing loading from 1% to 20% significantly decreased the S. mutans viability from 3% to 50% and also reduced the initial CS (325 MPa) of the formed cements from 19% to 75%. The cement with 5% antibacterial polymer loading showed 142 MPa, 6.9 GPa, 224 MPa, 52 MPa, and 62 MPa in YS, M, CS, DTS and FS, respectively, as compared to 170, 7.1, 325, 60 and 87 for the experimental cement without antibacterial polymer addition and 141, 6.9, 236, 42 and 53 for Fuji II LC. It was also found that the chlorine-containing antibacterial cement showed better CS values than the bromine-containing cement, with no significant difference in antibacterial activity. The antibacterial cement also showed a similar antibacterial activity to Streptococcus mutans, lactobacillus, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. The human saliva did not affect the antibacterial activity of the cement. The thirty-day aging study indicates that the cements may have a long-lasting antibacterial function.展开更多
A resin-modified glass-ionomer cement (RMGIC) was studied from a computational point of view. We suggest terpolymer formation by reaction of fixation through a combination of acrylic acid (AA), itaconic acid (IA) and ...A resin-modified glass-ionomer cement (RMGIC) was studied from a computational point of view. We suggest terpolymer formation by reaction of fixation through a combination of acrylic acid (AA), itaconic acid (IA) and an aminoacid derivative (AAD) in different positions. We found that AAD-AA-IA is thermodynamically more stable, but AA-IA-AAD is the combination which can react with glycidyl methacrylate (GM) to form a grafted polymer with two pendant methacrylate groups which can be used later in the process of light-curing. A RMGIC contains a glass powder of calcium-fluoroaluminosilicate acting as the source of cross linking, and for this reason, we have optimized two intramolecular Al3+ tricarboxylate complexes (salt-bridges) formed from the most stable grafted polymers. A possible reaction mechanism for the addition of (GM) to copolymer is proposed.展开更多
Objective To assess the microleakage of Class V restorations made with two resin-modified glass ionomer cements (RMGICs) and two polyacid-modified composite resins (PMCRs). Methods Restorations of the four materia...Objective To assess the microleakage of Class V restorations made with two resin-modified glass ionomer cements (RMGICs) and two polyacid-modified composite resins (PMCRs). Methods Restorations of the four materials ( GC Fuji Ⅱ LC, Vitremer^TM, Dyract AP and F2000^TM ) were placed in facial Class V cavity preparations in forty noncarious human molar teeth. Teeth were randomly assigned to 4 experimental groups of 10 teeth each. After thermal cycling( ×20, 5 -55℃ ) , the interface between dentin and restorations was spattercoated with gold and observed under scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Then the square and average width of margin gaps of central 1/3 interface were recorded with image analysis software. Results The data indicated no significant differences between all the restorative materials for both occlusal and gingival margins. Further analysis revealed there were statistically significant differences between occlusal margins and gingival margins for VitremerTM and Dyract AP, respectively. Conclusion None of the tested materials guaranteed margins free of microleakage. Resin-modified glass ionomer cements showed similar margin gaps to the polyacid-modified composite resins tested.展开更多
Regardless of the excellent properties of glass ionomer cements,their poor mechanical properties limit their applications to non-load bearing areas.This study aimed to investigate the effect of incorporated short,chop...Regardless of the excellent properties of glass ionomer cements,their poor mechanical properties limit their applications to non-load bearing areas.This study aimed to investigate the effect of incorporated short,chopped and randomly distributed flax fibers(0,0.5,1,2.5,5 and 25 wt%) on setting reaction kinetics,and mechanical and morphological properties of glass ionomer cements.Addition of flax fibers did not significantly affect the setting reaction extent.According to their content,flax fibers increased the compressive(from 148 to 250 MPa) and flexure strength(from 20 to 42 MPa).They also changed the brittle behavior of glass ionomer cements to a plastic one.They significantly reduced the compressive(from 3 to 1.3 GPa) and flexure modulus(from 19 to 14 GPa).Accordingly,flax fiber-modified glass ionomer cements could be potentially used in high-stress bearing areas.展开更多
The formation of polyacids in a glass-ionomer cement was computationally modeled. The polyacid modelled is an oligomer made up of three molecules: acrylic acid, itaconic acid and an additional molecule that acts as a ...The formation of polyacids in a glass-ionomer cement was computationally modeled. The polyacid modelled is an oligomer made up of three molecules: acrylic acid, itaconic acid and an additional molecule that acts as a spacer group between the previous two. Acryloyl and meta-acryloyl derivatives of some amino acids and related molecules such as N-vinyl pyrrolidone and N-vinyl caprolactam were used as spacer groups. Some of these molecules have been previously used experimentally as spacer groups. In this work the spacer behaviour of 15 different molecules was investigated. To our knowledge, this is the first computational attempt to model some promising molecules to be incorporated into glass-ionomer dental cements. The results revealed the best structural arrangement for the investigated molecules.展开更多
We have developed and studied a novel high-strength glass-ionomer cement system composed of poly(acrylic acid) with different molecular architectures. These poly(acrylic acid) polymers were synthesized via ATRP techni...We have developed and studied a novel high-strength glass-ionomer cement system composed of poly(acrylic acid) with different molecular architectures. These poly(acrylic acid) polymers were synthesized via ATRP technique. The effects of arm number and branching on reaction kinetics, viscosity, and mechanical strengths of the formed polymers and cements were evaluated. The results showed that unlike the star-shaped polymer synthesis both hyperbranched and star-hyperbranched polymers syntheses proceed slowly at the early stage but accelerate at the later stage. The higher the arm number and initiator concentration are, the faster the ATRP reaction was. It was also found that the higher the arm number and branching that the polymer had, the lower the viscosity of the polymer aqueous solution is and the lower the mechanical strengths of the formed cement are. The mechanical strengths of three synthesized polymers-composed experimental cements were very similar to each other but much higher than those of Fuji II LC. The experimental cements were 31% - 53% in CS, 37% - 55% in compressive modulus, 80% - 126% in DTS, 76% - 94% in FS, 4% - 21% in FT and 53% - 96% in KHN higher than Fuji II LC. For wear test, the experimental cements were only 5.4% - 13% of abrasive and 6.4% - 12% of attritional wear depths of Fuji II LC in each wear cycle. The one-month aging study also showed that all the experimental cements increased their CS continuously during 30 days, unlike Fuji II LC.展开更多
基金supported by a National Natural Science Foundation of China grant 81372889 (Lei Cheng), 81430011 (Xue-dong Zhou)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (Lei Cheng)+3 种基金a Youth Grant of the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province, China 2014JQ0033 (Lei Cheng)the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of China 2014DFE30180 (Xue-dong Zhou)NIH R01 DE17974 (Hockin HK Xu)a Seed Grant (Hockin HK Xu) from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry
文摘Dental restorative materials with antimicrobial properties can inhibit bacterial colonization, which may result in a reduction of caries at tooth-filling interaction zones. This study aimed to develop antibacterial glass-ionomer cements (GIC) containing a quaternary ammonium monomer (dimethylaminododecyl methacrylate, DMADDM), and to investigate their effect on material performance and antibacterial properties. Different mass fractions (0, 1.1% and 2.2%) of DMADDM were incorporated into the GIC. The flexure strength, surface charge density, surface roughness and fluoride release were tested. A Streptococcus mutans biofilm model was used. Exopolysaccharides (EPS) staining was used to analyze the inhibitory effect of DMADDM on the biofilm matrix. In addition, biofilm metabolic activity, lactic acid metabolism and the expression of glucosyltransferase genes g/fB, gtfC and gtfD were measured. GIC containing 1.1% and 2.2% DMADDM had flexural strengths matching those of the commercial control (P〉0.1). DMADDM was able to increase the surface charge density but reduced surface roughness (P〈0.05). The incorporation of 1.1% and 2.2% DMADDM elevated the release of fluoride by the GIC in the first 2 days (P〈0.05). The novel DMADDM-modified GIC significantly reduced biofilm metabolic activity (P〈 0.05) and decreased lactic acid production (P〈 0.05). The quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) results showed that the expression of gtfB, g/fC and gtfD decreased when mass fractions of DMADDM increased (P〈0.05). EPS staining showed that both the bacteria and EPS in biofilm decreased in the DMADDM groups. The incorporation of DMADDM could modify the properties of GIC to influence the development of S. mutans biofilms. In this study, we investigated the interface properties of antibacterial materials for the first time. GIC containing DMADDM can improve material performance and antibacterial properties and may contribute to the better management of secondary caries.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81070852)the Open Research Fund Program of Hubei-MOST KLOS & KLOBME (200903)the Science and Technology Project of Wuhan(201161038343-02)
文摘The effect of glass ionomer cement and resin-modified glass ionomer cement incorporated with chlorhexidine and bioactive glass on antimicrobial activity and physicochemical properties were investigated. The experimental results showed that groups incorporated with 1% chlorhexidine exhibited a significant reduction of optical density values of the bacterial suspension and increased the degradation of Streptococcus mutans biofilm. However, groups incorporated with 10% bioactive glass did not affect the optical density values and the biofilm formation. The mechanical properties of the materials and the polymerization were not influenced by the addition of chlorhexidine. Nevertheless, the compressive strength was lower when the materials were incorporated with bioactive glass. It can be concluded that glass ionomer cements incorporated with chlorhexidine can maintain its mechanical properties as well as reduce early S mutans biofilm formation. Controlled release/sustained release technology may be required to optimize the antibacterial activity of glass ionomer cements incorporated with bioactive glass.
文摘The setting chemistry of glass ionomer cement was imestigated by using mechanical determination of compressive strength at predetermined intervals,and measurement of structure changes of correspondling fracture sample by means of IR spectra and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC).Zinc polycarboxylate cement was used as a comparison sample.The compressive strength of glass ionomer cement(GIC) increases with aging.IR spectra and DSC of corresponding fracture sample show the structure changes of the matrix and interface layer comprising of silica gel during the predetermined intervals studied.however,no significant changes occur in the zinc polycarxyolate cement.Hence the structure changes of the matrix and/or interface layer are responsible for compressive strength increasing with aging.The structure changes include the crosslink density,the ratio of complex form to ionic form,the content ratio of Al-PAA to Ca-PAA,the forming and maturing process of the interface layer comprising of silica gel.
文摘The setting reaction of glass ionomer cement was studied by analyzing and comparing the short-tem mechanical properties of set cement stored in silicone oil, air and distilled water respectively at different temperatures. For the set cement stored at 37 ℃, the strength of the sample in the air reached the maximum value after 24 h, then decreased to about 210 MPa and kept steady. The strength of the sample in water increased continuously and slowly, however, the increasing rate of sample stored in silicone oil was higher than that in the water. At 20 ℃, the increasing rate of compressive strength for sample in air was higher than those in silicone oil and water. The diffusion speed and maintenance of water has significant effects on the mechanical properties of glass ionomer cements.
文摘A commercially available dental Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) was studied after setting at room temperature (300 K) to understand its DC electrical conductivity, dielectric and thermal properties. The dental GIC’s are supposed to have free mobile charge carriers like F- ions. Interestingly this material loses its conductivity above 80°C and behaves like a non-polar substance. The frequency dependent dielectric studies also indicate the loss of mobile charge carriers in the samples annealed at 80°C. The DSC and TGA studies indicate that the material loses H2O exothermically at 100°C. This is attributed to the onset of a secondary setting reaction.
文摘The novel non-leachable poly (quaternary ammonium salt) (PQAS)-containing antibacterial glass- ionomer cement has been developed. Compressive strength (CS) and S. mutans viability were used as tools for strength and antibacterial activity evaluations, respectively. All the specimens were conditioned in distilled water at 37?C prior to testing. Commercial glass-ionomer cement Fuji II LC was used as control. With PQAS addition, the studied cements showed a reduction in CS with 25-95% for Fuji II LC and 13-78% for the experimental cement and a reduction in S. mutans viability with 40-79% for Fuji II LC and 40-91% for the experimental cement. The experimental cement showed less CS reduction and higher antibacterial activity as compared to Fuji II LC. The long-term aging study indicates that the cements are permanently antibacterial with no PQAS leaching. It appears that the experimental cement is a clinically attractive dental restorative that can be potentially used for long- lasting restorations due to its high mechanical strength and permanent antibacterial function.
文摘A novel antibacterial glass-ionomer cement has been developed. Compressive strength (CS) and S. mutans viability were used to evaluate the mechanical strength and antibacterial activity of the formed cement. Compressive yield strength (YS), modulus (M), diametral tensile strength (DTS) and flexural strength (FS) were also determined. All the formulated antibacterial cements showed a significant antibacterial activity, accompanying with an initial CS reduction. The effect of the synthesized antibacterial polymer loading was significant. Increasing loading from 1% to 20% significantly decreased the S. mutans viability from 3% to 50% and also reduced the initial CS (325 MPa) of the formed cements from 19% to 75%. The cement with 5% antibacterial polymer loading showed 142 MPa, 6.9 GPa, 224 MPa, 52 MPa, and 62 MPa in YS, M, CS, DTS and FS, respectively, as compared to 170, 7.1, 325, 60 and 87 for the experimental cement without antibacterial polymer addition and 141, 6.9, 236, 42 and 53 for Fuji II LC. It was also found that the chlorine-containing antibacterial cement showed better CS values than the bromine-containing cement, with no significant difference in antibacterial activity. The antibacterial cement also showed a similar antibacterial activity to Streptococcus mutans, lactobacillus, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. The human saliva did not affect the antibacterial activity of the cement. The thirty-day aging study indicates that the cements may have a long-lasting antibacterial function.
文摘A resin-modified glass-ionomer cement (RMGIC) was studied from a computational point of view. We suggest terpolymer formation by reaction of fixation through a combination of acrylic acid (AA), itaconic acid (IA) and an aminoacid derivative (AAD) in different positions. We found that AAD-AA-IA is thermodynamically more stable, but AA-IA-AAD is the combination which can react with glycidyl methacrylate (GM) to form a grafted polymer with two pendant methacrylate groups which can be used later in the process of light-curing. A RMGIC contains a glass powder of calcium-fluoroaluminosilicate acting as the source of cross linking, and for this reason, we have optimized two intramolecular Al3+ tricarboxylate complexes (salt-bridges) formed from the most stable grafted polymers. A possible reaction mechanism for the addition of (GM) to copolymer is proposed.
文摘Objective To assess the microleakage of Class V restorations made with two resin-modified glass ionomer cements (RMGICs) and two polyacid-modified composite resins (PMCRs). Methods Restorations of the four materials ( GC Fuji Ⅱ LC, Vitremer^TM, Dyract AP and F2000^TM ) were placed in facial Class V cavity preparations in forty noncarious human molar teeth. Teeth were randomly assigned to 4 experimental groups of 10 teeth each. After thermal cycling( ×20, 5 -55℃ ) , the interface between dentin and restorations was spattercoated with gold and observed under scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Then the square and average width of margin gaps of central 1/3 interface were recorded with image analysis software. Results The data indicated no significant differences between all the restorative materials for both occlusal and gingival margins. Further analysis revealed there were statistically significant differences between occlusal margins and gingival margins for VitremerTM and Dyract AP, respectively. Conclusion None of the tested materials guaranteed margins free of microleakage. Resin-modified glass ionomer cements showed similar margin gaps to the polyacid-modified composite resins tested.
文摘Regardless of the excellent properties of glass ionomer cements,their poor mechanical properties limit their applications to non-load bearing areas.This study aimed to investigate the effect of incorporated short,chopped and randomly distributed flax fibers(0,0.5,1,2.5,5 and 25 wt%) on setting reaction kinetics,and mechanical and morphological properties of glass ionomer cements.Addition of flax fibers did not significantly affect the setting reaction extent.According to their content,flax fibers increased the compressive(from 148 to 250 MPa) and flexure strength(from 20 to 42 MPa).They also changed the brittle behavior of glass ionomer cements to a plastic one.They significantly reduced the compressive(from 3 to 1.3 GPa) and flexure modulus(from 19 to 14 GPa).Accordingly,flax fiber-modified glass ionomer cements could be potentially used in high-stress bearing areas.
文摘The formation of polyacids in a glass-ionomer cement was computationally modeled. The polyacid modelled is an oligomer made up of three molecules: acrylic acid, itaconic acid and an additional molecule that acts as a spacer group between the previous two. Acryloyl and meta-acryloyl derivatives of some amino acids and related molecules such as N-vinyl pyrrolidone and N-vinyl caprolactam were used as spacer groups. Some of these molecules have been previously used experimentally as spacer groups. In this work the spacer behaviour of 15 different molecules was investigated. To our knowledge, this is the first computational attempt to model some promising molecules to be incorporated into glass-ionomer dental cements. The results revealed the best structural arrangement for the investigated molecules.
文摘We have developed and studied a novel high-strength glass-ionomer cement system composed of poly(acrylic acid) with different molecular architectures. These poly(acrylic acid) polymers were synthesized via ATRP technique. The effects of arm number and branching on reaction kinetics, viscosity, and mechanical strengths of the formed polymers and cements were evaluated. The results showed that unlike the star-shaped polymer synthesis both hyperbranched and star-hyperbranched polymers syntheses proceed slowly at the early stage but accelerate at the later stage. The higher the arm number and initiator concentration are, the faster the ATRP reaction was. It was also found that the higher the arm number and branching that the polymer had, the lower the viscosity of the polymer aqueous solution is and the lower the mechanical strengths of the formed cement are. The mechanical strengths of three synthesized polymers-composed experimental cements were very similar to each other but much higher than those of Fuji II LC. The experimental cements were 31% - 53% in CS, 37% - 55% in compressive modulus, 80% - 126% in DTS, 76% - 94% in FS, 4% - 21% in FT and 53% - 96% in KHN higher than Fuji II LC. For wear test, the experimental cements were only 5.4% - 13% of abrasive and 6.4% - 12% of attritional wear depths of Fuji II LC in each wear cycle. The one-month aging study also showed that all the experimental cements increased their CS continuously during 30 days, unlike Fuji II LC.