Table 2.

Basic properties of various dental luting agents [16,22,27].

Luting Agent	Film Thickness (I *: Low)	Working/ Setting Time (min) (I *: Long/ Short)	Compressive/ Tensile Strength (MPa) (I *: High/High)	Elastic Modules (GPa) (I *: Dentine = 13.7; Enamel = 84–130)	Pulp Irritation (I *: Low)	Solubility (I *: Minimal)	Microleakage (I *: Very Low)	Color Stability and Aesthetics (I *: High)
Zinc phosphate	≤25	1.5–5/5–14	48–133/0.65–4.5	19.8	Moderate	High	High	Low
Zinc polycarboxylate	<25	1.75–2.5/5–9	57–99/1.4–6.3	16.1–19.5	Low	High	High to very high	Low
Conventional GIC F	<25	2.3–5/6–9	93–226/2.36–5.3	11.2	Moderate	Low	Low	Low
RMGIC F	>25	2–4/2–4	85–126/2.53–24	6.8	Moderate to high	Very low	Very low	Moderate
Resin cement	>25	1–5/1–7	52–224/5.07–41	11.8–16.5	Moderate to high	Very low	Very low	High

I *—ideal; ^F—fluoride release, GIC—glass-ionomer cement, and RMGIC—resin-modified glass-ionomer cement.