In Vivo Disintegration of Four Different Luting Agents

Table 1

In vivo disintegration studies on luting cements.

Author, year	Exposed cement surface area	Duration	Cement	Disintegration
Norman et al. [2], 1969	Large cavity extending from lower premolar to molar region	30 days	ZnP; S; ZOE/EBA	5–30 mg/cm^2; 0 mg/cm^2; 20–100 mg/cm^2
Richter and Ueno [3], 1975	3 mm diameter	12 months	SP; ZnP; ZOE/EBA; PC	SP<ZP<PC ≃ ZOE/EBA
Osborne et al. [4], 1978	0.82 mm diameter	6 months	SP; ZnP; ZOE/EBA; PC	SP<ZP<PC< ZOE/EB
Mitchem and Gronas [5], 1978	2 mm diameter	6 months	GIC; SP; ZnP; PC	200 μm; 350 μm; 600 μm; 930 μm
Sidler and Strub [20], 1983	0.8 mm diameter	14 months	GIC; ZnP	40–100 μm; 500 μm
Roulet and Wälti [8], 1984	1.5 mm diameter	28 months	GIC; R (Adaptic); R (Adaptic + Soflex disc)	0,041 mm; 0,0086 mm; 0,01 mm
Phillips et al. [19], 1987	0.8 mm diameter	6–12 months	GIC; SP; PC (High ratio of powder to liquid) ZnP	GIC<SP<PC< ZP
Pluim et al. [7], 1984	1.3 mm diameter	6 months	GIC; ZnP; PC	0,5–1 μm/week; 20–22 μm/week; 18–30 μm/week
Hersek and Canay [10], 1996	5 mm diameter	8 months	PC; ZnP; GIC	GIC<ZP<PC

ZOE/EBA, zinc oxide eugenol reinforced with ethoxybenzoic acid; S, silicate cement; SP, silicophosphate cement; PC, polycarboxylate cement; ZnP, zinc phosphate cement; GIC, glass ionomer cement; R, composite resin.