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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 2.
Published in final edited form as: Dent Mater. 2007 Mar 6;23(12):1482–1491. doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2007.01.002

Table 3.

Mechanical properties and Ca and PO4 release of dental composites*

Flexural Strength
(MPa)		 Elastic Modulus
(GPa)		 Ca Release
(mmol/L)		 PO4 Release
(mmol/L)
Nano DCPA:whisker composite (this study) 112 ± 17 12.9 ± 1.3 0.35 0.99
Hybrid composite control (this study) 112 ± 14 10.9 ± 0.8 0 0
ACP composite [19,38] 50 – 60 0.3 – 1.0 0.3 – 0.7
Ca-PO4 composite [21,39] 40 – 60 0.5 0.1
*

The nano DCPA:whisker composite had a DCPA:whisker of 1:1 mass ratio, and the nano DCPA was not silanized. The hybrid control was TPH (Caulk/Dentsply).