Water sorption and solubility of glass ionomer cements indicated for atraumatic restorative treatment considering the time and the pH of the storage solution

ABSTRACT Objective: Evaluate the water sorption and the solubility of glass ionomer cements considering the time and the pH of the storage solution. Methods: The materials used in this survey study were the following ones: Ketac Molar Easymix, Maxxion R, Vitro Molar, Vitremer and Vitro Fil LC. Fifteen specimens of each material were fabricated and subdivided into the storage solutions (deionized water, acid artificial saliva and neutral artificial saliva), having the mass measured in 24 hours, 7, 14 and 21 days. Water sorption and solubility values (µg/mm3) were obtained and submitted to the analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the Tukey test (p