title: Solubility and disintegration of zinc phosphate cement.
abstract: The mechanism of erosion of a zinc phosphate cement was studied using two experimental procedures: discs of dental cement were immersed in distilled water under unrenewed conditions as defined by ISO standard; or discs were immersed under continuously running distilled water to simulate the oral environment. Both experiments revealed no physical disintegration mechanism, and suggest that erosion is only controlled by dissolution.
authors.affiliation: Lab. Prothèse Expérimentale, Université de Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dupuis
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Laviole
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Potin-Gautier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castetbon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moya
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003738:Dental Cements; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007477:Ions; D008422:Materials Testing; D010710:Phosphates; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water; D015032:Zinc; D017967:Zinc Compounds
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements; D007477:Ions; D010710:Phosphates; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D014867:Water; C043952:zinc phosphate; D015032:Zinc