Clinical evaluation of the soft-start (pulse-delay) polymerization technique in class I and II composite restorations

Operative Dentistry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-271

  Chan, Daniel C N ^a,b   Browning, W D ^a   Frazier, K B ^a   Brackett, M G ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; BISPHENOL A BIS(2 HYDROXYPROPYL) ETHER DIMETHACRYLATE; DENTIN BONDING AGENT; POLYMER; RESIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; SINGLE BOND; Z100 COMPOSITE RESIN; ZIRCONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME;

ADULT; BISPHENOL A-GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; COLOR; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; DENTIN-BONDING AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MARGINAL ADAPTATION (DENTISTRY); MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERS; SILICON DIOXIDE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 43749118956     PISSN: 03617734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2341/07-120     Document Type: Article

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