Effect of reduced exposure times on the microhardness of 10 resin composites cured by high-power LED and QTH curing lights

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Felix, Corey A ^a   Price, Richard B T ^a   Andreou, Pantelis ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composite resins chemistry; Hardness; Light; Materials testing instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; COMPOSITE DENTAL RESIN; ESTHET X; ESTHET-X; FILTEK SUPREME; HALOGEN; POLYURETHAN; RESIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; TETRIC CERAM; Z100 COMPOSITE RESIN; ZIRCONIUM;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HARDNESS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLAR TOOTH; PHASE TRANSITION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ACRYLIC RESINS; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; HALOGENS; HARDNESS; HUMANS; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLAR; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYURETHANES; RADIATION DOSAGE; SEMICONDUCTORS; SILICON DIOXIDE; TECHNOLOGY, DENTAL; TIME MANAGEMENT; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 33644886644     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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