Title
Assessment of flexural strength, diametral tensile strength and microhardness among Cention-N, resin-modified glass ionomer cement, and resin composite: An in vitro study
Authors
Jugal Kishore Das*, Ajay Kumar Nagpal, Mutiur Rahman, Prashasti Pandey, Somiya Gupta & Seemran Panda
Affiliation
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, K.D Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Jugal Kishore Das - E-mail: jugaldas1414@gmail.com
Ajay Kumar Nagpal - E-mail: drajayendodontist@gmail.com
Mutiur Rahman - E-mail: mutiur90@gmail.com
Prashasti Pandey - E-mail: prashastipandey61@gmail.com
Somiya Gupta - E-mail: somiyagupta.2110@gmail.com
Seemran Panda - E-mail: seemranpanda4@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025
Abstract
The use of mechanically strong restorative materials in posterior teeth is still a clinical issue in modern dentistry. Therefore, it is of interest to compare the flexural strength, diametral tensile strength and surface microhardness of three tooth-colored restorative materials, which are Cention-N (alkasite-based material), Beautifil II LC (giomer) and Ionolux (resin-modified glass ionomer cement). A total of 90 shaped cylindrical samples were produced and put under mechanical testing procedures. Statistically, Cition N has been found to have a much better flexural strength (58.33-1.74 Mpa), microhardness (55.61-8.25 Hv) and still had similar diametral tensile strength as the giomer formulation. Thus, we show that restorative materials composed of alkasite have desirable mechanical characteristics that can be used in loading of the posterior part of the tooth.
Keywords
Flexural strength, diametral tensile strength, tooth-colored restorative materials
Citation
Das et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4553-4558 (2025)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
