Table 1.

Properties and the types of temporary luting cements.

Properties	Ideal Materials [12]	Zinc Oxide Eugenol	Zinc Oxide Non-Eugenol	Zinc Polycarboxylate
Bond strength	Low (for easy of removal)	Low	Low	Low
Handling properties [13]	Good	Good	Good	Fair (cement is hard to mix)
Ease of cleaning up [13,14]	High	High	High	Low (cement is hard to remove)
Effect on permanent cementation [15,16,17]	No adverse effect	Interfere resin cement	No adverse effect	No adverse effect
Pulpal effect [13,18,19]	Minimal pulpal irritation Sedative	Anti-inflammatory anaesthetic	Minimal pulpal irritation	Minimal pulpal irritation