Evaluation of the curing depth of two translucent composite materials using a halogen and two LED curing units

Clinical Oral Investigations

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-51

  Polydorou, Olga ^a   Manolakis, Alexandros ^a   Hellwig, Elmar ^a   Hahn, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Halogen; LED; Microhardness; Polymerization

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; ADAMANT; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; CARBOPOL 940; POLYMER; QUIXFIL; RESIN; TETRIC CERAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HARDNESS; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS TESTING; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME;

ACRYLIC RESINS; COLOR; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HARDNESS; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39349113289     PISSN: 14326981     EISSN: 14363771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-007-0142-z     Document Type: Article

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