TY - JOUR
T1 - Contemporary issues in photocuring.
AU - Rueggeberg, F.
PY - 1999/11
Y1 - 1999/11
N2 - Currently, there is much confusion regarding differences among the variety of light-curing units on the market. Units range from conventional, fixed, continuous output quartz-tungsten-halogen (QTH) models, to very high-intensity systems such as the plasma-arc (PAC) units and the argon-ion lasers. Also, a trend has been established for purposefully providing low light intensity output during initial phases of the curing exposure: the so-called "soft-start" method. Proponents of this method state that by decreasing the rate at which a photoactivated resin cures, stress buildup at the tooth/restoration interface can be minimized, resulting in enhanced marginal integrity.
AB - Currently, there is much confusion regarding differences among the variety of light-curing units on the market. Units range from conventional, fixed, continuous output quartz-tungsten-halogen (QTH) models, to very high-intensity systems such as the plasma-arc (PAC) units and the argon-ion lasers. Also, a trend has been established for purposefully providing low light intensity output during initial phases of the curing exposure: the so-called "soft-start" method. Proponents of this method state that by decreasing the rate at which a photoactivated resin cures, stress buildup at the tooth/restoration interface can be minimized, resulting in enhanced marginal integrity.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 11908395
AN - SCOPUS:0033232260
SP - S4-15; quiz S73
JO - Compendium of continuing education in dentistry. (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995). Supplement
JF - Compendium of continuing education in dentistry. (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995). Supplement
IS - 25
ER -