Hardness and wear resistance of two resin composites cured with equivalent radiant exposure from a low irradiance LED and QTH light-curing units

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-36

  Ramp, Lance C ^a   Broome, James C ^a   Ramp, Merrie H ^a  

^a Univ of Alabama School of Dentistry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; ESTHET X; ESTHET-X; INORGANIC COMPOUND; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); RESIN; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE; STAINLESS STEEL; WATER; Z100 COMPOSITE RESIN; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HARDNESS; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TOOTH BRUSHING;

CARBON COMPOUNDS, INORGANIC; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL POLISHING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HARDNESS; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; RADIATION DOSAGE; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON DIOXIDE; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 33645499887     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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