- Rising popularity of dental tourism will increase the demand for materials associated with dentistry, eventually influencing the growth of the glass ionomer cement market - Favorable biological ...

Made from a mixture of glass and an organic acid, glass ionomer cement is a tooth-coloured filling material available in different shades. ... It is also used as a dental sealant.

At the 96th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) in London, England, Huiyi Yan, Wuhan University, China gave an oral presentation titled 'Antibacterial Glass ...

Restoring a wedge-shaped defect? You may not want to use glass ionomer cement (GIC). A new study found that the cement was not as clinically effective as similar restorative materials for these ...