Dental cermets, also known as silver cermets, were created to improve the wear resistance and hardness of glass ionomer cements (mentioned above) through the addition of silver. While the incorporation of silver achieved this, cermets have poorer aesthetics, appearing metallic rather than white. Cermets also have a similar compressive strength, flexural strength, and solubility as glass ionomer cements, some of the main limiting factors for both materials. Clinical studies have shown cermets perform poorly. All these disadvantages led to the decline in the use of this restorative material.