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A base is any substance placed under a restoration (1-2 mm in thickness) that blocks out undercuts in the preparation, acts as a thermal or chemical barrier to the pulp, and/or controls the thickness of the overlying restoration. Bases should have sufficient strength to withstand forces of mastication and condensation of permanent restorations (mechanical protection to the pulp). Zinc-phosphate, polycarboxylate, zinc oxide-eugenol (IRM), glass ionomer and resin cements have all been historically used as bases for direct and indirect restorations.........
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