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Cement dental materials, whose main components are zinc oxide and eugenol, designed to produce a mechanical interlocking effect upon hardening inside the mouth. These cements consist of a powder (zinc oxide), a liquid (eugenol), and a plasticizer (vegetable or mineral oil) that are mixed together in a viscous paste immediately before use, setting to a hard mass. Zinc oxide eugenol cements have antibacterial properties, low thermal conductivity and are non-irritating to pulp and gingiva. They are used in dentists\' offices for minor restorations (e.g., fractured teeth, lost restorations, advanced caries, pulpitis), as temporary cementing medium, and for pulp capping.
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