Fabrication and characterization of remineralizing dental composites containing calcium type pre-reacted glass-ionomer (PRG-Ca) fillers

摘要

Objective. To fabricate and characterize dental composites with calcium type pre-reacted glass-ionomer (PRG-Ca) fillers.Methods. PRG-Ca fillers were prepared by the reaction of calcium fluoroaluminosilicate glass with polyacrylic acid. Seven dental composites were produced from the same organic matrix (70/30 wt% Bis-GMA/TEGDMA), with partial replacement of barium borosilicate (BaBSi) fillers (60 wt%) by PRG-Ca fillers (wt%): E0 (0) - control, E1 (10), E2 (20), E3 (30), E4 (40), E5 (50) and E6 (60). Enamel remineralization was evaluated in caries-like enamel lesions induced by S. mutans biofilm using micro-CT. The following properties were characterized: degree of conversion (DC%), roughness (Ra), Knoop hardness (KHN), flexural strength (FS), flexural modulus (FM), water sorption (W-sp), water solubility (W-sl), and translucency (TP). Data were analyzed to one-way ANOVA and Tukey's HSD test (alpha = 0.05).Results. All composites with PRG-Ca induced enamel remineralization. E0 and E1 presented similar and highest DC% than E2 = E3 = E4 = E5 = E6. Ra and KHN were not influenced by PRG-Ca fillers (p 0.05). The higher the content of PRG-Ca, the lower FS, FM and TP (p 0.05). W-sp increased linearly with the content of PRG-Ca fillers (p 0.05). E6 presented the highest W-sl (p 0.05), while the W-sl of the other composites were not different from each other (p 0.05).Significance. Incorporation of 10-40 wt.% of PRG-Ca fillers endowed remineralizing potential to dental composites without jeopardizing the overall behavior of their physicochemical properties. Dental composites with PRG-Ca fillers seems to be a good alternative for reinforcing the enamel against caries development. (C) 2021 The Academy of Dental Materials. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.