TY - JOUR
T1 - In vivo disintegration of four different luting agents
AU - Gemalmaz, Deniz
AU - Pameijer, Cornelis H.
AU - Latta, Mark
AU - Kuybulu, Ferah
AU - Alcan, Toros
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The purpose of this study was to evaluate the disintegration of luting agents. An intraoral sample holder was made having four holes of 1.4mm diameter and 2mm depth. The holder was soldered onto the buccal surface of an orthodontic band, which was cemented to the first upper molar in 12 patients, average age 26 years. The holes were filled with a zinc phosphate (Phosphate Kulzer), a glass ionomer (Ketac Cem), a resin-modified-glass ionomer (Fuji Plus), and a resin cement (Calibra). Impressions were made at baseline, and 6, 12, and 18 months from which epoxy replicas were made, which were scanned with an optical scanner. Total volume loss was calculated. The rank order of mean volume loss was as follows: Phosphate cement > Ketac Cem = Fuji Plus = Calibra. Cement type and time had statistically significant effects on volume loss of cements (P <0.001). Under in vivo conditions, zinc phosphate cement disintegrated the most, whereas no significant difference was observed for glass ionomer and resin-based cements. As intraoral conditions are considerably less aggressive than experimental laboratory conditions, the erosion behavior of glass ionomer cement was found to be similar to the resin-based cements in contradiction to previous laboratory results.
AB - The purpose of this study was to evaluate the disintegration of luting agents. An intraoral sample holder was made having four holes of 1.4mm diameter and 2mm depth. The holder was soldered onto the buccal surface of an orthodontic band, which was cemented to the first upper molar in 12 patients, average age 26 years. The holes were filled with a zinc phosphate (Phosphate Kulzer), a glass ionomer (Ketac Cem), a resin-modified-glass ionomer (Fuji Plus), and a resin cement (Calibra). Impressions were made at baseline, and 6, 12, and 18 months from which epoxy replicas were made, which were scanned with an optical scanner. Total volume loss was calculated. The rank order of mean volume loss was as follows: Phosphate cement > Ketac Cem = Fuji Plus = Calibra. Cement type and time had statistically significant effects on volume loss of cements (P <0.001). Under in vivo conditions, zinc phosphate cement disintegrated the most, whereas no significant difference was observed for glass ionomer and resin-based cements. As intraoral conditions are considerably less aggressive than experimental laboratory conditions, the erosion behavior of glass ionomer cement was found to be similar to the resin-based cements in contradiction to previous laboratory results.
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U2 - 10.1155/2012/831508
DO - 10.1155/2012/831508
M3 - Article
C2 - 22007219
AN - SCOPUS:84855179934
JO - International Journal of Dentistry
JF - International Journal of Dentistry
SN - 1687-8728
M1 - 831508
ER -