title: Calcium silicate-based cements and functional impacts of various constituents.
abstract: Calcium silicate-based cements have superior sealing ability, bioactivity, and marginal adaptation, which make them suitable for different dental treatment applications. However, they exhibit some drawbacks such as long setting time and poor handling characteristics. To overcome these limitations calcium silicates are engineered with various constituents to improve specific characteristics of the base material, and are the focus of this review. An electronic search of the PubMed, MEDLINE, and EMBASE via OVID databases using appropriate terms and keywords related to the use, application, and properties of calcium silicate-based cements was conducted. Two independent reviewers obtained and analyzed the full texts of the selected articles. Although the effects of various constituents and additives to the base Portland cement-like materials have been investigated, there is no one particular ingredient that stands out as being most important. Applying nanotechnology and new synthesis methods for powders most positively affected the cement properties.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and McPherson Eye Research Institute, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
authors: Mohammad Ali
authors: MA
authors: Saghiri
authors: Jafar
authors: J
authors: Orangi
authors: Armen
authors: A
authors: Asatourian
authors: James L
authors: JL
authors: Gutmann
authors: Franklin
authors: F
authors: Garcia-Godoy
authors: Mehrdad
authors: M
authors: Lotfi
authors: Nader
authors: N
authors: Sheibani
mesh_terms: D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003738:Dental Cements; D008422:Materials Testing; D017640:Silicates
chemical_list: D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003738:Dental Cements; D017640:Silicates; C031293:calcium silicate