Physical-Mechanical Properties and Micromorphology of Calcium Cements Exposed to Polyacrylic and Phosphoric Acids

Table 1

Materials used in this study.

Materials and manufacturer	Composition	Lot number
Hydro C (DENTSPLY Caulk, Milford, DE, USA)	Catalyst: calcium hydroxide, zinc oxide, ethyl toluene sulfonamide, zinc stearate, and mineral dyes	064969H
	Base: ester glycol salicylate, barium sulfate, titanium dioxide, silica, and mineral dyes
Kerr Life (Kerr, Karlsruhe, Germany)	Catalyst: bisacrylic and trisacrylic resin, methyl salicylate	4-1325
	Base: calcium oxide and zinc oxide
Riva conditioner (SDI, Bayswater, Australia)	25–30% polyacrylic acid, balancing ingredients	140355
Super etch (SDI, Bayswater, Australia)	37% phosphoric acid, balancing ingredients	130694Z