Evaluation of light curing units used for polymerization of orthodontic bonding agents

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 810-815

  Oyama, Nanako ^a   Komori, Akira ^a   Nakahara, Rizako ^a  

^a NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blue light emitting diode; Light curing units; Plasma arc; Tungsten quartz halogen

Indexed keywords

HALOGEN; SILICON DIOXIDE; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; COLOR; DIODE; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MEASUREMENT; ORTHODONTICS; POLYMERIZATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; SPECTRUM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 12444310151     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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