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POLYELECTROLYTE CEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2015-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conservative Dentistry
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
DEF

A dental material set by acid-base reaction, in which the solid phase is an aluminosilicate glass powder to be mixed with polymeric acid.

OBS

[The] dental cement [is] formed when aluminum ions from an acid-leachable glass cross link with a poly (alkenyl acid) in aqueous solution. The aluminum cations form ionic bonds with the negatively charged hydroxyapatite of enamel and the collagen of dentin.

OBS

glass ionomer cement; ionic polymer cement; glass polyalkenoate cement; polyelectrolyte cement: terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • GI ciment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie conservatrice
  • Dentisterie prothétique
DEF

Matériau dentaire constitué d'une phase solide en poudre de verre de silicate d'alumine mélangé à un acide polymérique dont la prise s'effectue grâce à une réaction acido-basique.

OBS

Les ciments ionomères de verre ont des propriétés mécaniques comparables à celles des phosphates de zinc mais sont beaucoup moins solubles en bouche.

OBS

ciment au verre ionomère; ciment à polymère ionique; ciment au polyalkénoate de verre; ciment polyélectrolyte : termes et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Odontología conservadora
  • Prótesis dental
DEF

Cemento polielectrolítico en el cual la fase sólida es de vidrio de silicato de aluminio en polvo que contiene flúor.

OBS

El cemento es translúcido y se puede utilizar en la restauración de dientes, en sellantes para fosetas y fisuras, cementación y bases.

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