Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cements: II. Study of Erosion and Disintegration
- 1 March 1970
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 49 (3) , 593-598
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345700490032201
Abstract
The continuous leaching of eugenol from zinc oxide-eugenol cements causes the weak zinc eugenolate chelate, which forms the binding matrix, to decompose and the cement to disintegrate. The relevance of specification solubility and disintegration tests is discussed.Keywords
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