The knoop hardness of a composite resin polymerized with different curing lights and different modes

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 052-059

  Yazici, A Rüya ^a   Kugel, Gerard ^b   Gül, Güisün ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite resin; Hardness; Light curing units

Indexed keywords

HALOGEN; HERCULITE XR; RESIN; RESIN CEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENON;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HARDNESS; LIGHT; PHASE TRANSITION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; SEMICONDUCTOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; HALOGENS; HARDNESS; LIGHT; PHASE TRANSITION; RADIOMETRY; RESIN CEMENTS; SEMICONDUCTORS; XENON;

EID: 33846897218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15263711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5005/jcdp-8-2-52     Document Type: Article

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