Setting Reaction of Dental Resin-Modified Glass Ionomer Restoratives as a Function of Curing Depth and Postirradiation Time

Table 1

Code, brand, manufacturer, type, composition, batch number, and manufactures’ instructions of the materials used.

Code (material)	Manufacturer	Type	Composition (manufacturer supplied)	Batch number (shade)	Manufacturers’ instructions^a
FL (Fuji II LC capsule)	GC Corp., Tokyo, Japan	Light-cure	Powder: aluminosilicate glass; Liquid: water, polyacrylic acid, HEMA, UDMA, and camphorquinone	1009041 (A3)	After activation, set the capsule into a mixer, and mix for 10 s. Light-cure for 20 s.
FF (Fuji Filling LC)	GC Corp.	Light-cure	Paste A: aluminosilicate glass, HEMA, and UDMA; Paste B: water, polyacrylic acid, UDMA, and silicon dioxide	1006091 (A3)	After dispensing, mix thoroughly with lapping strokes for 10 s. Light-cure for 20 s.
VT (Vitremer)	3M ESPE, St. Paul, MN, USA	Tricure	Powder: fluoroaluminosilicate glass, microencapsulated potassium persulfate, and ascorbic acid; Liquid: copolymer of acrylic and itaconic acids, water, HEMA, and diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate	N136183/N173275 (A3)	Place an equal number of level powder scoops and liquid drops. Mix the powder into the liquid. Light-cure for 40 s.

Monomer abbreviations: HEMA: 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate; UDMA: urethane dimethacrylate.
^aIn the present study, all materials were light-irradiated for 40 s.