Background: Effective polymerization of the composite resin is essential to obtain long term clinical success and has a great importance obtaining improved mechanical properties. The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of the light intensity of LED and QTH curing devices in relation to the light distances, on the hardness (KHN) of two light cure nano-resin composite. Material and Me...

Fluorescence-based intraoral cameras are increasingly gaining more interest in the modern dental practice, as an aid for early detection of carious lesions. Such devices can have different operating systems, such infrared lasers, quantitative light fluorescence (QLF), or LED lights, but they all rely on fluorescent properties tooth structures. Healthy enamel and affected by demineralization lig...

Introduction: The degree of polymerization depends on the type of light-curing unit. The aim of this study was to compare the hardness of composite resin cured by LED and Halogen light curing units. Methods: In this experimental study, 20 cylindrical samples of Tetric Ceram composite were prepared. Half of them were cured with Ultralume 2 LED and the other half with Astralis 7 Halogen light ...

To model discomfort glare from LED road lighting, the effect of four key variables on perceived glare was explored. These variables were: the average glare source luminance (Lg), the background luminance (Lb), the solid angle of the glare source from the perspective of the viewer (ω) and the angle between the glare source and the line of sight (θ). Based on these four variables 72 different lig...

LEDs lights have numerous advantages as compared to conventional lighting sources and are becoming popular these days. Depending upon the application requirement brightness of the LEDs needs to be controlled. The brightness is controlled by controlling the forward current flowing through the LED. In this paper, different techniques used for dimming the brightness of LED lamps are reviewed. DC-D...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influenceof different light curing systems and curing times on the micro-hardness of aresin modified glass ionomer. Methods: Forty two samples of ResinModified Glass Ionomer (RMGI) were prepared using stainless steel cylindrical mold(8 × 2 mm) and randomly divided into six groups of seven. Three groups werecured with a Quartz Tungsten Halo...

AIM Aim of this study was the evaluation of the microhardness of 4 dental sealants polymerised with two different curing units. METHODS Twenty samples (5 x 5x 2 mm) were prepared with 4 different sealants; 10 samples for each group were polymerised with a plasma curing unit (Apollo 95 E DMD) and 10 with a halogen curing light (Heliolux DLX Vivadent ETS, Schaan, Liechtenstein). For each sectio...

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 ...

This study investigated temperature rises caused by different light curing units (LCUs) in dentin of different thicknesses. The different LCUs tested in this study were namely: quartz-tungsten-halogen (QTH) (Heliolux DLX) LCU, plasma arc (PAC) (Apollo 95E Elite) LCU, and light emitting diode (LED) (Mini LED) in standard curing mode as well as pulse and soft-start modes. One hundred and forty de...

THE EFFECT OF THE BLUE LIGHT DIODE LASER ON SHEAR-PEEL BOND STRENGTH OF ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS WITH VARYING CURING TIME AND DISTANCE Kamran Shaikh, DDS June 17,2010 Background: Light cured composite resin can be time consuming for bonding orthodontic brackets. A new Blue light diode laser may reduce curing times for composite resins. Hypothesis: The laser will achieve similar bond strengths in ha...