A modified direct contact test was used to evaluate the antibacterial properties of four commercially available dental luting agents (RelyX Unicem, Ketac Cem, Ceramir Crown & Bridge and Harvard Cement) and two reference materials (glass-ionomer cement and calcium aluminate cement) compared to a negative-control material (PMMA). Streptococcus mutans bacteria were placed in direct contact with sp...

The search for an all-purpose luting system for final cementation that fulfills the properties necessary for definitive placement of cast metal, porcelain-metal, resin, and all-ceramic fullcoverage restorations has been limited by the physical properties of the cements that have been available. Currently the clinician has many choices for cementation. Despite the challenges of the current resto...

Aim: Mechanical characteristics of tooth preparation along with luting agents are significant entities on the maintenance of fixed dental prostheses. This study aimed at assessing the retention of complete metal crowns luted with two different luting agents using two different preparation height. Methods: Forty human maxillary premolars were selected and prepared to receive complete metal crown...

PURPOSE The use of temporary or permanent cements in fixed implant-supported prostheses is under discussion. The objective was to compare the retentiveness of one temporary and two permanent cements after cyclic compressive loading. MATERIALS AND METHODS The working model was five solid abutments screwed to five implant analogs. Thirty Cr-Ni alloy copings were randomized and cemented to the a...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The process of removing excess cement from subgingival margins after cementation of restorations to implant abutments may lead to scratching of the abutments or incomplete cement removal. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate and to compare the surfaces of abutments after the removal of three cements (glass ionomer, resin, and zinc phosphate) by use of thre...

INTRODUCTION Microleakage is defined as the clinically undetectable seepage of oral fluids containing bacteria and debris between cement layer and tooth restoration. OBJECTIVE This in vitro study investigated the effect of different dental cements (zinc-phosphate, polycarboxylate, glass-ionomer and resin cement) on microleakage in different ceramic crown systems (metal ceramic crown, metal ce...

introduction: glass-ionomer cements (gics) are one of the most important dental restorative biomaterials. the aim of this study was to synthesize glass-ionomer‒silk fiber composite and evaluate the effect of adding natural degummed silk fiber on the bioactivity and the ability to release fluoride by glass-ionomer cement. materials and methods: in this study, commercial fuji ii glass-ionomer cem...

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of white mineral trioxide aggregate and gray mineral trioxide aggregate with different thicknesses and light curing glass ionomer cement when used as a barrier material in intracoronal bleaching procedures. In this study, 130 freshly extracted, caries free human permanent single rooted maxillary canine teeth were used. The teeth were random...

The purpose of this in vitro study was to compare the apical sealing ability of mineral trioxide aggregate and glass ionomer cement by a dye penetration test. It was carried out at Queen Marry and Westfield College, University of London during 2010-2011 session. Time duration was 6 months. A total of 16 samples of elephant tusk dentine (ivory) were prepared and finished for dye penetration test...

Objective: The Purpose of this investigation was to assess the effectiveness of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate in providing an apical seal in comparison with High Copper Silver Amalgam, Conventional Glass Ionomer Cement Type 2, and Glass Cermet cement by using a dye penetration method. Methods: The root canals of seventy extracted teeth were instrumented and obturated with gutta-percha. Each tooth ...