Polymerization Efficiency of Curing Lamps: A Universal Energy Conversion Relationship Predictive of Conversion of Resin-Based Composite

Operative Dentistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-111

  Halvorson, R H ^a   Erickson, R L ^b   Davidson, C L ^c  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOGEN; POLYMER; RESIN; TUNGSTEN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FORECASTING; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; PHOTOACTIVATION; POLYMERIZATION; PREDICTION; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ALGORITHMS; COMPOSITE RESINS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONICS; FORECASTING; HALOGENS; HUMANS; LIGHT; LIGHTING; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERS; TUNGSTEN;

EID: 1642479172     PISSN: 03617734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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