A survey of output intensity and potential for depth of cure among light-curing units in clinical use

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 235-241

  Pilo, R ^a   Oelgiesser, D ^a   Cardash, H S ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Curing and heat radiometers; Hardness; Light intensity

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; RESIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HARDNESS; HEAT; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; RADIOMETRY; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; HARDNESS; HEAT; LIGHT; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LINEAR MODELS; POLYMERS; RADIOMETRY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TECHNOLOGY, DENTAL;

EID: 0033090691     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-5712(98)00052-9     Document Type: Article

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