Table 1.

Effect of antimicrobial additives on the setting and strength properties of glass-ionomer cements.

Cement	Additive	Amount/%	Working time/min	Compressive strength, 24 h/MPa	Ref.
Experimental	Chlorhexidine diacetate	11.30/11.44	2.8	269.0	[23]
			3.6	125.5
Chemflex	Chlorhexidine diacetate	0	2.4	221.1	[22]
		0.5	2.4	213.6
		1.25	2.5	175.1
		2.50	2.5	177.9
Chemflex	Chlorhexidine digluconate	0.5	2.6	219.8	[22]
		1.25	2.6	207.6
		2.50	3.2	211.6
Chemflex	Benzalkonium chloride	1.0	5.0	129.6	[24]
		2.0	5.8	122.0
		3.0	5.8	96.6
Chemflex	Cetylpyridinium chloride	1.0	4.5	101.7	[24]
		2.0	4.8	73.4
		3.0	3.8	66.4