Proceedings of the KACD Conference (대한치과보존학회:학술대회논문집)

The Korean Academy of Conservative Dentistry (대한치과보존학회)
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The polymerization rate and the degree of conversion of composite resins by different light sources

  • Ryoo, Joo-Hee (Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kwon, Hyuk-Choon (Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2003.11.01
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Abstract

The clinical performance of light polymerized composite resins is greatly influenced by the quality of the light curing unit used. Commonly used halogen light curing units(LCUs) have some specific drawbacks such as decreasing light output with time. To overcome this, the blue LED LCUs are newly developed and introduced. The purpose of this study was to observe the reaction kinetics and the degree of polymerization of composite resins when cured by different light sources and to evaluate the effectiveness of the blue LED LCUs compared with conventional halogen LCUs.(omitted)

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