Glass Ionomer Cement Fillings and Treatment Procedure
                     Glass Ionomer Cement Fillings and 
Treatment Procedure
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Glass Ionomer cement fillings
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Glass Ionomer cement is a filling material used in dentistry to restore 
functionality of teeth. These are the dental cement fillings mostly used 
for the people who are having tooth decay problems in front teeth, roots 
of the teeth or around the neck of the teeth. It is also used in inlay 
fillings as a cement. This glass ionomer filling is made of liquid 
polyarcylic acid and aluminosilicate powder or glass ionomer cement is a 
hardening mixture of organic acid and glass.
This is mostly used for temporary restorations, crowns, liners etc. Glass ionomer fillings 
have many advantages and disadvantages. Procedure for glass ionomer fillings At first, 
the dentist removes the decay or cavities from your teeth and cleans it thoroughly. Now, 
the glass ionomer is placed in the teeth were there are cavities or decay. Later, it is 
shaped and smoothed over the teeth. This is how the fillings are done with glass 
ionomer cement. This fillings release fluoride over some period of time, which will help 
your teeth to prevent decay further. Some of the advantages of this glass ionomer 
treatment or glass ionomer cement fillings are:
This glass ionomer cement filling bonds with the tissues of the teeth chemically.
This glass ionomer fillings look like natural teeth (in color). In other words, it matches 
the existing tooth color.
It really benefits baby teeth and for the non-biting surface of the teeth.
Glass ionomer fillings are affordable that is, more than amalgam fillings and less than 
gold fillings.
In some treatments this glass ionomer doesn’t do any drilling to be done on teeth.
As it releases fluoride, your teeth are further protected from the teeth decay.
With this filling, you may prevent leakages.
But this is not used for adults because of a few drawbacks:
They are weaker than the composite resins, therefore they can easily break and 
fracture.
This filling may not completely match with your teeth color as composite fillings
Time taken for the treatment may be longer sometimes.
They can last only a few years up to 5 years or so.
It doesn’t have much strength for bearing chewing.
These few disadvantages make this traditional glass ionomer cement fillings not 
much popular. As the technology is improving in every field, dentistry came up with 
advanced restoration procedures that may have more benefits for the patients as 
well as dentists. But, some people still prefer traditional methods as they are strong 
enough for them.
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