Laser interferometric method for measuring linear polymerization shrinkage in light cured dental restoratives

Dental Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 324-330

  Fogleman, E A ^a   Kelly, M T ^a   Grubbs, W T ^a  

^a STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite restoratives; Cure kinetics; Laserinterferometry; Polymerization; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

CURING; HELIUM NEON LASERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT SOURCES; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; SHRINKAGE;

COMPOSITE RESTORATIVES; CURE KINETICS; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; LINEAR POLYMERIZATION SHRINKAGE;

DENTAL COMPOSITES;

FILTEK P60 COMPOSITE RESIN; FILTEK Z250; HERCULITE XR; POLYMER; RESIN; RESIN CEMENT; SILICON DIOXIDE; TETRIC; Z100 COMPOSITE RESIN; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

COMPOSITE RESINS; INTERFEROMETRY; LASERS; MARGINAL ADAPTATION (DENTISTRY); POLYMERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIN CEMENTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILICON DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 0036618362     PISSN: 01095641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0109-5641(01)00057-4     Document Type: Article

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