Table 3.
Suggested clinical uses of luting cements.
| Luting Material | ZOE/ZONE | Zinc Phosphate | Zinc Poly-Carboxylate | GIC | RMGIC | Hybrid CaAl/GIC | Conventional Resin Cement | Self-Adhesive Resin Cement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provisional restoration | ||||||||
| Metal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Bis-acryl | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| PEMA | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| PMMA | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Single-unit definitive restoration | ||||||||
| All-metal crown | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Metal-ceramic crown | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Zirconia/alumina crown | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Lithium disilicate crown | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| All metal inlay/onlay | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Ceramic inlay/onlay | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Ceramic veneer | ✓ | |||||||
| Composite veneer | ✓ | |||||||
| Endodontic post | ||||||||
| Cast metal post | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Prefabricated metal post | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Fiber post | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Multiple-unit definitive restoration/bridge | ||||||||
| All-metal (conventional) | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Metal ceramic (conventional) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Metal ceramic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Lithium disilicate | ✓ | |||||||
| Zirconia | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Metal ceramic resin-bonded | ✓ | |||||||
| Orthodontic appliances | ||||||||
| Bands and brackets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
ZOE/ZONE—zinc oxide eugenol/zinc oxide non-eugenol; GIC—Glass ionomer cement; RMGIC—Resin-modified glass ionmer; Hybrid CaAl/GIC—Hybrid calcium aluminate/glass ionomer cement.