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FERNANDES, Luana Osório et al. Radiopacity of resin cements: in vitro study. RGO, Rev. gaúch. odontol. (Online) [online]. 2012, vol.60, n.2, pp. 168-177. ISSN 1981-8637.

Objective To evaluate the radiopacity of seven different resin cements, noting whether they are in accordance with the requirements of ANSI/ADA no. 27/1993 and ISO no. 4049/2000, comparing the conventional radiographic system with digital (phosphor plate). Methods For each material, five samples were prepared that were irradiated and tested in both systems; the optical density of the cement and each step-wedge of the penetrometer were measured. From the resulting values, the equivalent for each mm of aluminum material was obtained. Results We found the lowest values in AllCem-FGM, Joinville, Brazil (2.06 and 4.63 Eq mmAl), and the highest values in the Fill Magic Dual Cement- Vigodent, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (4.03 and 9.20 mmAl eq). Through the F-test (ANOVA) with two factors, a significant difference was confirmed between the two system types (p <0.05) and between cements (p <0.05). On the other hand, the interaction between type of system and cement was not significant (p> 0.05). Through the Tukey test, a significant difference was found between the cement Fill Magic Dual Cement (Vigodent, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and each of the other cements: AllCem (FGM, Joinville, Brazil), Cement Post (Angelus, Londrina, Brazil), RelyX Unicem (3M ESPE, St. Paul, MN, USA), SET (SDI, Victoria, Australia), regardless of the system. Conclusion All cements fell within the standards, where the AllCem (FGM, Joinville, Brazil) had the lowest value of radiopacity and Fill Magic Dual Cement (Vigodent, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) the highest, irrespective of the type of system.

Palavras-chave : Densitometry.; Dental digital radiography.; Resin cements..