Other components in the powder include titanium oxide which acts as a whitening agent to improve aesthetics.
[1] Like glass ionomer cements and dental compomers, silver cermets are able to release fluoride over a sustained period of time.
However, the evidence suggests the fluoride releasing abilities of cermets are poorer than glass ionomer cements.
[1] The added silver imparts radio-opacity to cermets which aids radiographic detection of recurrent caries at a future date.
[1] Silver cermets have performed poorly in clinical practice despite their theorised advantages over glass ionomer cements.