Effect of Light Intensity and Curing Time on Color Stability of a Methacrylate-Based Composite Resin Using an LED Light-Curing Unit

Color Stability of a Microhybrid Resin Composite Polymerized with LED and QTH Light Curing Units

Introduction: Discoloration of resin composites is a common reason for replacement of these restorations. The aim of this study was to eva-luate the influence of different light curing de-vices on color stability of a microhybrid resin composite.  Materials and Methods: 80 disc-shaped speci-mens (8 mm in diameter, 2-mm height) were fabricated from filtek Z250 resin composite. Specimens wer...

color stability of a microhybrid resin composite polymerized with led and qth light curing units

introduction: discoloration of resin composites is a common reason for replacement of these restorations. the aim of this study was to eva-luate the influence of different light curing de-vices on color stability of a microhybrid resin composite. materials and methods: 80 disc-shaped speci-mens (8 mm in diameter, 2-mm height) were fabricated from filtek z250 resin composite. specimens were divid...

Color Stability of a Microhybrid Resin Composite Polymerized with LED and QTH Light Curing Units

Curing depth of composite resin light cured by LED and halogen light-curing units

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the polymerization effectiveness of a composite resin (Z-250) utilizing microhardness testing. In total, 80 samples with thicknesses of 2 and 4 mm were made, which were photoactivated by a conventional halogen light-curing unit, and light-curing units based on LED. The samples were stored in water distilled for 24 h at 37 ° C. The Vickers microhardness ...

Effect of high-power LED light curing unit on bond strength of composite resin to dentin

Purpose: This study evaluated the effect of a high-power solid-state light emitting diode (LED) curing unit on the dentin bond strength of a composite resin with self-etching primer adhesives by means of microtensile bond test. Materials and Methods: The flat dentin surfaces of the extracted human molars were prepared. Each surface was treated with either two self-etching adhesive systems (Clea...