[PDF][PDF] Light curing of resin-based composites in the LED era.

N Kramer, U Lohbauer, F Garcia-Godoy… - American journal of …, 2008 - amjdent.com
This review thoroughly accumulated information regarding new technologies for state-of-the-
art light curing of resin composite materials. Visible light cured resin-based composites allow …

Photopolymerization of biomaterials: issues and potentialities in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and cell encapsulation applications

B Baroli - Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Photopolymerization is a widely explored technology that has recently been recognized to
have also great potentialities in the biomedical field. This paper aims to provide a general …

Degree of polymerization of resin composites by different light sources

TH Yoon, YK Lee, BS Lim… - Journal of oral …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
summary The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of polymerization in
the newly introduced blue light emitting diode (LED)(Experimental, SNU, Korea), and …

Effect of irradiation type (LED or QTH) on photo‐activated composite shrinkage strain kinetics, temperature rise, and hardness

N Hofmann, B Hugo, B Klaiber - European journal of oral …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
This study compares commercially available light‐emitting diode (LED) lights with a quartz
tungsten halogen (QTH) unit for photo‐activating resin‐based composites (RBC). Shrinkage …

Depth of cure and surface microhardness of composite resin cured with blue LED curing lights

PCL Tsai, IA Meyers, LJ Walsh - Dental Materials, 2004 - Elsevier
Objectives. This study examined the depth of cure and surface microhardness of Filtek Z250
composite resin (3M-Espe)(shades B1, A3, and C4) when cured with three commercially …

Composite conversion and temperature rise using a conventional, plasma arc, and an experimental blue LED curing unit

Z Tarle, A Meniga, A Knežević, J Šutalo… - Journal of oral …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to evaluate the degree of conversion and temperature rise in
three different composite materials when illuminated by an experimental light source [blue …

Direct posterior restorations: clinical results and new developments

J Manhart, F Garcı́a-Godoy, R Hickel - Dental Clinics, 2002 - dental.theclinics.com
Enhanced dental care and growing interest in caries-free teeth have changed the
prevalence and disease pattern of caries. Patients are living longer and retaining more of …

Monomer conversion and shrinkage force kinetics of low-viscosity bulk-fill resin composites

D Marovic, TT Tauböck, T Attin… - Acta Odontologica …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. To investigate the subsurface degree of conversion (DC) and shrinkage force
formation of low-viscosity (flowable) bulk-fill composite materials. Materials and methods …

Optical power outputs, spectra and dental composite depths of cure, obtained with blue light emitting diode (LED) and halogen light curing units (LCUs)

RW Mills, A Uhl, KD Jandt - British dental journal, 2002 - nature.com
Objective To test the hypothesis that a prototype LED light curing unit,(LCU), a commercial
LED LCU and a halogen LCU achieve similar cure depths, using two shades of a …

[PDF][PDF] Photopolymerization of composite resin using the argon laser

MG Fleming, WA Maillet - Journal-Canadian Dental Association, 1999 - cda-adc.ca
S ommaire Comme la profession dentaire utilise de plus en plus de matériaux de
restauration photopolymérisables, la recherche dans les sources de lumière qui font s' …