The depth of cure of clear versus opaque sealants as influenced by curing regimens

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 331-338

  Yue, Christopher ^a   Tantbirojn, Daranee ^a   Crothe, Ronald L ^a   Versluis, Antheunis ^a   Hodges, James S ^b   Feigal, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Curing duration; Depth of cure; Distance; Hardness; Postirradiation; Sealant

Indexed keywords

EID: 62949104668     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0163     Document Type: Article

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