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http://dx.doi.org/10.5395/JKACD.2006.31.5.352

Influence of Thickness on the Degree of Cure of Composite Resin Core Material  

Kwon, Pyoung-Cheol (Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University)
Park, Jeong-Won (Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
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Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics / v.31, no.5, 2006 , pp. 352-358 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of thickness on the degree of cure of dual-cured composite core. 2, 4, 6, 8 mm thickness Luxacore Dual and Luxacore Self (DMG Inc, Hamburg, Germany) core composites were cured by bulk or incremental filling with halogen curing unit or self-cure mode The specimens were stored at $37^{\circ}C$ for 24 hours and the Knoop's hardness of top and bottom surfaces were measured. The statistical analysis was performed using ANOVA and Tukey's test at p = 0.05 significance level. In self cure mode, polymerization is not affected by the thickness. In Luxacore dual, polymerization of the bottom surface was effective in 2, 4 and 6 (incremental) mm specimens. However the 6 (bulk) and 8 (bulk, incremental) mm filling groups showed lower bottom/top hardness ratio (p < 0.05). Within the limitation of this experiment, incremental filling is better than bulk filling in case of over 4 mm depth, and bulk filling should be avoided.
Keywords
Dual cure resin core; Microhardness; Polymerization;
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