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Zinc phosphate has long been the standard luting agent for the cementation of orthodontic bands. There has been recent interest in the use of glass ionomer cements for this purpose.
A clinical trial has been conducted on 181 patients with full fixed appliances, to compare the relative efficacy of a zinc phosphate cement compared to a glass ionomer cement as an orthodontic luting agent.
It was found that 8.8% of zinc phosphate cemented bands became loose in 12 months compared to 0.6% of bands cemented with glass ionomer. Furthermore, 53% of all failures, which were all zinc phosphate, occurred during the first three months.
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Zinc phosphate has long been the standard luting agent for the cementation of orthodontic bands. There has been recent interest in the use of glass ionomer cements for this purpose.
A clinical trial has been conducted on 181 patients with full fixed appliances, to compare the relative efficacy of a zinc phosphate cement compared to a glass ionomer cement as an orthodontic luting agent.
It was found that 8.8% of zinc phosphate cemented bands became loose in 12 months compared to 0.6% of bands cemented with glass ionomer. Furthermore, 53% of all failures, which were all zinc phosphate, occurred during the first three months.

Clinical studies of glass ionomer cements: Part I – A twelve month clinical study comparing Zinc Phosphate Cement to Glass Ionomer

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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Zinc phosphate has long been the standard luting agent for the cementation of orthodontic bands. There has been recent interest in the use of glass ionomer...

Clinical studies of glass ionomer cements: Part I – A twelve month clinical study comparing Zinc Phosphate Cement to Glass Ionomer

Published Online: Jan 24, 2024

Page range: 179 - 180

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1985-0002

Keywords
glass ionomer, zinc phosphate, comparison

© 1985 John P. Fricker et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Clinical studies of glass ionomer cements: Part I – A twelve month clinical study comparing Zinc Phosphate Cement to Glass Ionomer

Published Online: Jan 24, 2024

Page range: 179 - 180

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1985-0002

Keywordsglass ionomer, zinc phosphate, comparison

© 1985 John P. Fricker et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
glass ionomer, zinc phosphate, comparison