Ytterbium (III) Fluoride in Dental Materials
(1) Background: The compound ytterbium trifluoride is used as a component of several dental materials, and this is reviewed in the current article. (2) Methods: Published articles on this substance were identified initially from PubMed, and then from Science Direct and Google Scholar. The publicatio...
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| description | (1) Background: The compound ytterbium trifluoride is used as a component of several dental materials, and this is reviewed in the current article. (2) Methods: Published articles on this substance were identified initially from PubMed, and then from Science Direct and Google Scholar. The publications identified in this way showed that ytterbium trifluoride has been included in a variety of dental restorative materials, including composite resins, glass polyalkenoate cements, and calcium trisilicate cements. (3) Results: Ytterbium trifluoride is reported to be insoluble in water. Despite this, its presence is associated with fluoride release from dental materials. There is evidence that it reacts with the components of calcium trisilicate cements to form small amounts of a variety of compounds, including ytterbium oxide, Yb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and calcium–ytterbium fluoride, CaYbF<sub>5</sub>. In nanoparticulate form, it has been shown to reinforce glass polyalkenoates and it also provides high contrast in X-ray images. (4) Conclusions: Ytterbium trifluoride is a useful component of dental materials, though some of the published findings suggest that there are aspects of its chemistry which are poorly understood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f648f85758a46c5b83ec21ea96c15002023-12-22T14:16:01ZengMDPI AGInorganics2304-67402023-11-01111244910.3390/inorganics11120449Ytterbium (III) Fluoride in Dental MaterialsJohn W. Nicholson0Bluefield Centre for Biomaterials Ltd., Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London EC1V 2NX, UK(1) Background: The compound ytterbium trifluoride is used as a component of several dental materials, and this is reviewed in the current article. (2) Methods: Published articles on this substance were identified initially from PubMed, and then from Science Direct and Google Scholar. The publications identified in this way showed that ytterbium trifluoride has been included in a variety of dental restorative materials, including composite resins, glass polyalkenoate cements, and calcium trisilicate cements. (3) Results: Ytterbium trifluoride is reported to be insoluble in water. Despite this, its presence is associated with fluoride release from dental materials. There is evidence that it reacts with the components of calcium trisilicate cements to form small amounts of a variety of compounds, including ytterbium oxide, Yb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and calcium–ytterbium fluoride, CaYbF<sub>5</sub>. In nanoparticulate form, it has been shown to reinforce glass polyalkenoates and it also provides high contrast in X-ray images. (4) Conclusions: Ytterbium trifluoride is a useful component of dental materials, though some of the published findings suggest that there are aspects of its chemistry which are poorly understood.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/11/12/449ytterbium trifluoridestructurepropertiessolubilitydental cementsrestorative materials |
| spellingShingle | John W. Nicholson Ytterbium (III) Fluoride in Dental Materials Inorganics ytterbium trifluoride structure properties solubility dental cements restorative materials |
| title | Ytterbium (III) Fluoride in Dental Materials |
| title_full | Ytterbium (III) Fluoride in Dental Materials |
| title_fullStr | Ytterbium (III) Fluoride in Dental Materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ytterbium (III) Fluoride in Dental Materials |
| title_short | Ytterbium (III) Fluoride in Dental Materials |
| title_sort | ytterbium iii fluoride in dental materials |
| topic | ytterbium trifluoride structure properties solubility dental cements restorative materials |
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