High power light emitting diode (LED) arrays versus halogen light polymerization of oral biomaterials: Barcol hardness, compressive strength and radiometric properties

Biomaterials

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 2955-2963

  Mills, Robin W ^a   Uhl, Alexander ^a,c   Blackwell, Gordon B ^b   Jandt, Klaus D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Sirona Dental Systems GmbH   (Germany)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barcol hardness; Composites; Compressive strength; Depth of cure; Irradiance; LED; Light curing unit (LCU); Mechanical properties; Polymerization; Spectrum

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTAL COMPOSITES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; POLYMERIZATION; RADIOMETRY;

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS;

BIOMATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; HALOGEN; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; POLYMER; RESIN;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTISTRY; HARDNESS; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSITE RESINS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTAL MATERIALS; HARDNESS; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERS; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0036013938     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(02)00024-8     Document Type: Article

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