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<p>A clinical trial has been carried out on 198 patients with fixed appliances to compare the relative performance of a glass ionomer cement with a zinc phosphate cement as an orthodontic luting agent. It was found that 13.2% of zinc phosphate cemented bands became loose over 24 months compared with 2.3% of bands cemented with glass ionomer. Furthermore, glass ionomer cement appeared to protect the enamel against demineralisation beneath the bands.</p>
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A clinical trial has been carried out on 198 patients with fixed appliances to compare the relative performance of a glass ionomer cement with a zinc phosphate cement as an orthodontic luting agent. It was found that 13.2% of zinc phosphate cemented bands became loose over 24 months compared with 2.3% of bands cemented with glass ionomer. Furthermore, glass ionomer cement appeared to protect the enamel against demineralisation beneath the bands.

Clinical studies on glass ionomer cements: Part 2 - A two year clinical study comparing glass ionomer cement with zinc phosphate cement

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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A clinical trial has been carried out on 198 patients with fixed appliances to compare the relative performance of a glass ionomer cement with a zinc phosphate...

Clinical studies on glass ionomer cements: Part 2 - A two year clinical study comparing glass ionomer cement with zinc phosphate cement

Published Online: Jan 25, 2024

Page range: 12 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1987-0002

Keywords
Failure rate, fluoride release, glass ionomer, luting

© 1987 John P. Fricker et al., published by Sciendo

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

Clinical studies on glass ionomer cements: Part 2 - A two year clinical study comparing glass ionomer cement with zinc phosphate cement

Published Online: Jan 25, 2024

Page range: 12 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1987-0002

KeywordsFailure rate, fluoride release, glass ionomer, luting

© 1987 John P. Fricker et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
Failure rate, fluoride release, glass ionomer, luting