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lut·ing a·gent

a fastening material or cement; for example, plaster or wax to hold casts to an articulator, or material to hold crowns to teeth.
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lut·ing a·gent

(lūt'ing ā'jĕnt)
Fastening material or cement used to hold casts to an articulator, or material to hold crowns to teeth.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

lut·ing a·gent

(lūting ājĕnt)
In dentistry, fastening material or cement (e.g., plaster or wax to hold casts to an articulator, or material to hold crowns to teeth).
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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Comparison of effect of desensitizing agents on the retention of crowns cemented with luting agents: an in vitro study.
Influence of different types of resin luting agents on color stability of ceramic laminate veneers subjected to accelerated artificial aging.
This is a favorable aspect because the stresses are not in the luting agent areas and avoids being an additional factor for cement washout.
The survey also included some important questions related to Prosthodontic treatment such as the frequency of temporary crown placement, choice regarding the need of elective RCT for FDP and the identification of most irritant luting agent leading to post-operative sensitivity.
Pameijer (2012) A Review of Luting Agents. International Journal of Dentistry 752-861.
It has been observed that unlike anterior teeth vitality of most posterior teeth prepared for fixed prosthesis can be preserved without the need for any elective endodontic treatment, provided proper pre- cautions are taken during and after tooth preparation procedure.1,10 Postoperative sensitivity is usually due to pulp hyperemia.11,12 The selection of the luting agent for fixed prosthesis with vital abutments is considered critical as it has an important role to play in controlling post cementation sensitivity and success of the final prosthesis.
However, other studies reported that cast crown fit was not influenced by the margin design.16,17 Also, it was shown that tooth preparations with a 1.2-mm shoulder margins produced the strongest Dicor crowns, while 0.8-mm deep chamfer margins produced the weakest restorations when cemented to metal dies.18,19 However, other studies reported that Dicor crowns luted with a resin luting agent was unaffected by the type of margin design prepared.20,21
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