title: A comparison of two methods for removing zinc oxide-eugenol provisional cement.
abstract: Two methods of removing zinc oxide-eugenol (ZOE) luting cement from amalgam were compared by determining their effect on the tensile bond strength of amalgam cylinders luted together using a 4-META resin cement. The samples were examined using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray analysis. Results showed that mechanical cleansing with pumice leaves ZOE residue mixed with pumice, which inhibits bonding, while the bond strength of samples cleansed with a dental degreasing agent was similar to that of an uncontaminated control group.
authors.affiliation: The University of British Columbia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mojon
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Hawbolt
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: MacEntee
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D017005:Dental Debonding / Q000379:methods*; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D008422:Materials Testing; D017640:Silicates; D012824:Silicic Acid; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013718:Tensile Strength; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D017640:Silicates; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; D012824:Silicic Acid; C033470:Dispersalloy; C031172:4-META resin; C005144:pumice