A comparative evaluation of fluoride release and rechargeability in conventional GIC (type II), pediatric GIC (type IX), and Cention-N: an in vitro study.

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: A comparative evaluation of fluoride release and re-chargeability in conventional glass ionomer cement (GIC) (type II), Pediatric GIC (type IX), and Cention-N-an in vitro study at an interval of first, fourteenth, and twenty first days. METHODS: Three groups of test materials, each with twenty samples, were prepared. Measurements of the cumulative fluoride release [parts per million (ppm)] and re-release measured on the first, fourteenth, and twenty first days. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the means for different readings, and Tukey's post hoc analysis was used to compare each group with each other. RESULTS: Initial and subsequent fluoride release of Cention-N at days one, fourteen, and twenty-one were all noticeably higher than those of conventional and pediatric GIC. CONCLUSION: Compared to the Conventional and Pediatric GIC restorative materials, Cention-N was more effective in the initial and fluoride re-release.