The patient-friendly luting cement offers excellent retention and physical properties.
The 2012 Dental Product Shopper evaluation of Doxa’s Ceramir Crown & Bridge Cement revealed a simple truth about new versions of products that dentists use every day. “Changing products can be difficult,” said an evaluator who gave Ceramir an overall satisfaction rating of “excellent.” “It’s appropriate to make the profession aware of Ceramir’s unique qualities.” In other words, it’s good to explore new options, especially when Ceramir is a “cutting-edge material when compared to other cements,” as a dentist with more than 25 years of experience explained.
What makes Ceramir unique compared to other cements on the market? It was introduced as the first to use nanostructurally integrating bioceramics, a technology that creates a resilient, more natural, biocompatible luting cement. In fact, Ceramir technology holds more than 100 patents and is the result of more than 25 years of research.
The acid-based reaction cement integrates with natural tooth structure and is stable in the mouth, exhibiting tooth-like physical and mechanical properties. This enables sealing of the restoration-tooth interface with a biocompatible material that offers excellent strength and stability along with resin cement-like retention, but with no shrinkage or postoperative sensitivity. Additionally, Ceramir requires no etching, priming, or bonding. It is formulated for easy removal of excess material, according to the manufacturer.
Doxa describes Ceramir as having exceptional retentive strength and moisture tolerance. Because of its setting mechanism, the material quickly achieves and maintains a basic pH, contributing to its biocompatibility and bioactivity,1,2 with no reported postoperative sensitivity.2 The manufacturer’s claims were supported by DPS evaluators, who gave “postoperative sensitivity as reported by patients” a score of 4.8 out of 5. Evaluators also gave Ceramir’s curing time a score of 4.5 out of 5, which showed that they appreciated the longer, 2-minute working time.
