Glass Ionomers - The Fuji Bunch

So we had a pretty big final in Cariology, which includes treatment of caries, which is probably more than 80% of what we do in the clinic. Glass Ionomers are a material with many uses, and we use them all the time in the clinic. They release fluoride and some are stronger than others. I wanted to compile a little post to remind myself of what each one does so here goes:


Fuji Plus - Luting Cement 
Reinforced Luting Cement basically used to cement metal based, or all ceramic inlays, onlays and crowns. It can also be used to cement metal, ceramic or fiber posts.


Fuji II LC - RMGI
Resin Modified GI used for Class III and Class V lesions. It's good for the treatment of root caries, abfraction and cervical lesions. It's also used for restoration of primary teeth, as a base and a liner.
It is NOT used as a pulp cap.


Fuji IX - Heavy Body GI w/ Filler
Heavy Body GI w/ Filler Particles used on root caries lesions, or on roots of amalgams and composites with faulty margins. They can also be used in Class III and Class V lesions in patients with high caries risk. Fuji IX self cures (2.5 min).
It NOT used as a liner, base, pit and fissure sealant, pulp cap, a large core, or a definitive restoration in load bearing areas. It is NOT A RMGI, so does not handle loads well.


Fuji Triage - Flowable GI
Flowable GI used to seal pits and fissures when isolation is not possible, as a liner in deep restorations, or over CaOH, to fill an endo access or as a protective restoration. When used to fill endo access, Fuji Triage prevents Eugenol from the sealer from affecting the bond of the core. It's also pink and self cures (2.5min)
Triage is NOT used as a definitive restoration, base, direct pulp cap, core. It is NOT used to repair faulty amalgams or resins.


Vitrebond - Flowable GI
Flowable GI used as a liner in deep restorations, or over CaOH. It's used to restore endodontic accesses.
It is NOT used as a definitive restoration, base, direct pulp cap, to repair faulty amalgams/resins or as a core.