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Abstract

The composition of the degradable glasses used in commercial dental glass-ionomer cements determines their leaching behavior and hence the properties of the cement. The objective of the present study was to assess if the composition and leaching in acetic acid solutions are reflected in the x-ray diffraction characteristics of these glasses. The position (26) of the maximum of the first sharp diffraction peak shifts to higher diffraction angles with increasing number and ionic radius of mono- and bivalent cations in the glass. Upon acid-leaching, these ions are preferentially leached out, so that (26) decreases. These results can be related to the decreasing Si-Si distance in the glass network with increasing modifier radius.

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acid-degradable glasses x-ray diffraction glass composition leaching

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