title: Black copper phosphate cement: does it have a future?
abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the in vitro compressive strength and solubility of a black copper cement with one established restorative material (a conventional glass ionomer cement) and two temporary restorative materials (a zinc phosphate and a zinc polycarboxylate cement). The mean compressive strength of black copper cement varied with the powder: liquid ratio, with an intermediate ratio having a comparable strength to that of the zinc polycarboxylate cement (the best material in this respect). The solubility of the black copper cement at all mixing ratios was significantly greater than that of all other test materials.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Dental and Oral Health, Dundee Dental Hospital, Park Place, Dundee, DD1 4HR, UK. j.foley@dundee.ac.uk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blackwell
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D019245:Compressive Strength; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D008422:Materials Testing; D011076:Polycarboxylate Cement / Q000737:chemistry; D011208:Powders; D011336:Probability; D012995:Solubility; D012996:Solutions; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013997:Time Factors; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D011076:Polycarboxylate Cement; D011208:Powders; D012996:Solutions; C031354:black copper cement; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement; D003300:Copper