Ledermix Cement, being a hard setting material, is useful as a sedative dressing or lining under temporary or final restorations in teeth with reversible pulpitis - with or without pulp exposures. Interim crowns can be cemented using Ledermix Cement to reduce inflammation due to preparation. Additionally, Ledermix Cement can be used in the management of cracked teeth with reversible pulpitis.
 
Both zinc oxide and eugenol have well known and therapeutic effects on the pulp
Eugenol can be both anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial, depending on the concentration reaching the dentine and pulp