Luting agents comprise a broad category of materials used to attach and seal dental restorations and prosthesis to teeth. New luting agents, particularly with adhesive capability, are being introduced in an attempt to improve clinical success. The choice of luting agents is dependent on the clinical situation combined with the physical, biological, and handling properties of the luting agent. Several workers have reported that mechanical properties of encapsulated materials were inferior or equivalent to those of the hand-mixed materials. It was recognized that mechanical mixing may...