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What are the drawbacks of the traditional 'one variable at a time' strategy for optimizing cement properties?
What are the drawbacks of the traditional 'one variable at a time' strategy for optimizing cement properties?
The traditional strategy often induces trade-offs in properties.
What specific needs and preferences are not accounted for in the available C3S cement kits?
What specific needs and preferences are not accounted for in the available C3S cement kits?
Patients’ specific needs and clinicians’ preferences regarding setting time, radiopacity, mechanical, and handling properties.
How do slight variations in powder components and liquid content affect the properties of C3S cements?
How do slight variations in powder components and liquid content affect the properties of C3S cements?
Slight variations affect the cement’s properties and bioactivity.
What is the main issue with the currently available C3S cement kits for precision endodontics?
What is the main issue with the currently available C3S cement kits for precision endodontics?
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Why is it virtually impossible to optimize several cement properties simultaneously via the traditional strategy?
Why is it virtually impossible to optimize several cement properties simultaneously via the traditional strategy?
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What is the focus of the research mentioned in the text?
What is the focus of the research mentioned in the text?
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How does a higher water-to-powder ratio affect flowability and mechanical properties of the cement?
How does a higher water-to-powder ratio affect flowability and mechanical properties of the cement?
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What approach involves offering the cement in predosed capsules with a predetermined W/P?
What approach involves offering the cement in predosed capsules with a predetermined W/P?
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How do minor variations in the water-to-powder ratio affect the cement's handling, flowability, mechanical strength, and setting time?
How do minor variations in the water-to-powder ratio affect the cement's handling, flowability, mechanical strength, and setting time?
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What raw powder composition affects the initial mechanical strength and modulates environmental alkalinity of the cement?
What raw powder composition affects the initial mechanical strength and modulates environmental alkalinity of the cement?
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Which component changes the setting time, alkalinity, and compressive strength of the cement?
Which component changes the setting time, alkalinity, and compressive strength of the cement?
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What controls and shortens the setting time of the cement?
What controls and shortens the setting time of the cement?
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Which component changes the cement's radiopacity?
Which component changes the cement's radiopacity?
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What method was used to simultaneously analyze the effect of multiple inputs on setting time, pH, flowability, diametral tensile strength, and radiopacity of the cements?
What method was used to simultaneously analyze the effect of multiple inputs on setting time, pH, flowability, diametral tensile strength, and radiopacity of the cements?
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What did the authors show regarding the cements designed with genetic algorithms?
What did the authors show regarding the cements designed with genetic algorithms?
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What did the authors demonstrate regarding the cements' effect on genetic expression and differentiation potential of dental pulp stem cells?
What did the authors demonstrate regarding the cements' effect on genetic expression and differentiation potential of dental pulp stem cells?
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What are the drawbacks of the traditional strategy for optimizing cement properties?
What are the drawbacks of the traditional strategy for optimizing cement properties?
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How do slight variations in powder components and liquid content affect C3S cements?
How do slight variations in powder components and liquid content affect C3S cements?
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What did the authors demonstrate regarding the effect of cements on genetic expression and differentiation potential of dental pulp stem cells?
What did the authors demonstrate regarding the effect of cements on genetic expression and differentiation potential of dental pulp stem cells?
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Why is it virtually impossible to optimize several cement properties simultaneously via the traditional strategy?
Why is it virtually impossible to optimize several cement properties simultaneously via the traditional strategy?
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What method was used to simultaneously analyze the effect of multiple inputs on setting time, pH, flowability, diametral tensile strength, and radiopacity of the cements?
What method was used to simultaneously analyze the effect of multiple inputs on setting time, pH, flowability, diametral tensile strength, and radiopacity of the cements?
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What method was used to analyze the effect of multiple inputs on setting time, pH, flowability, diametral tensile strength, and radiopacity of the cements?
What method was used to analyze the effect of multiple inputs on setting time, pH, flowability, diametral tensile strength, and radiopacity of the cements?
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Which component changes the cement's radiopacity?
Which component changes the cement's radiopacity?
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What did the authors demonstrate regarding the cements' effect on genetic expression and differentiation potential of dental pulp stem cells?
What did the authors demonstrate regarding the cements' effect on genetic expression and differentiation potential of dental pulp stem cells?
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What raw powder composition affects the initial mechanical strength and modulates environmental alkalinity of the cement?
What raw powder composition affects the initial mechanical strength and modulates environmental alkalinity of the cement?
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What controls and shortens the setting time of the cement?
What controls and shortens the setting time of the cement?
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