Degradation of luting cements measured in vitro and in vivo.
The degradation of luting cements was quantified when these cements were held as a 20-micron cement layer. The degradation process, which is mostly a sequence of absorption, disintegration, and solution, was expressed by a time-constant (tau). By using the same test specimens in vitro as well as in vivo, we determined the correlation of both situations.
D000368:Aged; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003738:Dental Cements; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007773:Lactates; D008875:Middle Aged; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology; D012995:Solubility; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000502:physiology
D003738:Dental Cements; D007773:Lactates