Table 1.
Materials evaluated in this study
| Material | Type | Composition | Manufacturer | Working time | Setting time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuji II | Conventional glass ionomer | Powder: Fluoroaluminosilicate glass | GC International Corp., Tokyo, Japan | 1 min., 45 s | 5 min., 30 s |
| Liquid: Acrylic acid, maleic acid, tartaric acid, water | |||||
| Fuji II LC | Resin modified glass ionomer | Powder: Fluoroaluminosilicate glass | GC International Corp., Tokyo, Japan | 3 min, 45 s | 20 s |
| Liquid: Acrylic acid, maleic acid, HEMA, water, camphorquinone | |||||
| Riva Self Cure | Conventional glass ionomer | Powder: Fluoroaluminosilicate glass | SDI, Victoria, Australia | 1 min., 40 s | 6 min. |
| Liquid: Acrylic acid, tartaric acid, water | |||||
| Riva Light Cure | Resin modified glass ionomer | Powder: Fluoroaluminosilicate glass | SDI, Victoria, Australia | 2 min., 10 s | 20 s |
| Liquid: Acrylic acid, HEMA, water, camphorquinone | |||||
| Frog | Etch & rinse bonding | Primer: Phosphoric acid ester monomer, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), Dimethacrylate monomer, Water, Photoinitiators, Stabilizer | SDI, Victoria, Australia | - | 20 s |
| Bonding agent: Phosphoric acid ester monomer, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), Dimethacrylate monomer, Silicon dioxide filler, Photoinitiator | |||||
| Stae | Self etch bonding | Acrylic monomer, Acetone, Fluoride, Stabilizer | SDI, Victoria, Australia | - | 20 s |
| Z100 | Composite resin | BIS-GMA (Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether dimethacrylate), TEGDMA (triethylene glycol dimethacrylate), 66% (volume) silica/zirconia filler | 3M ESPE, St. Paul, MN, USA | - | 40 s |