Composite depth of cure obtained with QTH and LED units assessed by microhardness and micro-raman spectroscopy

Operative Dentistry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-83

  Santos, G B ^a   Medeiros, I S ^b   Fellows, C E ^a   Muench, A ^b   Braga, R R ^b,c  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FOUSP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; COMPOSITE DENTAL RESIN; POLYURETHAN; RESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HARDNESS; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACRYLIC RESINS; COMPOSITE RESINS; HARDNESS; HARDNESS TESTS; LIGHT; POLYURETHANES;

EID: 33846666366     PISSN: 03617734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2341/06-26     Document Type: Article

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