Vickers Hardness and Microleakage of Coated Glass-Hybrid and High-Viscosity Glass Ionomer Systems in Thermocycled Conservative Class II Cavities: An In Vitro Study.

Researchers compared two glass ionomer-based restorative systems in Class II cavities and found that EQUIA Forte HT demonstrated slightly higher surface hardness after thermocycling than Gold Label IX Extra, though microleakage performance was similar between the two materials.

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