“…Reinforcement phases such as zirconia, hydroxyapatite, N-vinyl pyrrolidone, N-vinyl caprolactam, fluoroapatite, and HA/ZrO 2 have been used to enhance GIC mechanical properties 2,11,14) . GICs are susceptible to water or saliva contamination in the first 10 min of the setting, and to dehydration in the long-term hardening process 25) . Thermo-light-polymerization during setting of GIC has been shown to improve microhardness of GIC, improve marginal adaptation of material on the cavity walls, increase bond strength to enamel, and decrease porosity inside material 25) .…”