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...

introduction : this in vitro study was designed to measure and compare the amount of temperature rise in the pulp chamber of the teeth exposed to different light curing units (lcu), which are being used for curing composite restorations. methods: the study was performed in two settings; first, an in vitro and second was mimicking an in vivo situation. in the first setup of the study, three grou...

objectives: the aim of this in-vitro study was to assess the thermal effect of light emitting diode (led) light curing unit on the enamel etching time. materials and methods: three treatment groups with 15 enamel specimens each were used in this study: g1: fifteen seconds of etching, g2: five seconds of etching, g3: five seconds of etching plus led light irradiation (simultaneously). the micro ...

objective: the aim of the present study was to compare microtensile bond strengths (μtbs) of glass fiber posts to different parts of intra-radicular dentin using conventional method and one-shot technique under different light intensities. materials and methods: twenty-eight single-rooted teeth were prepared to receive fiber posts: group 1: conventional method at light intensity of 600 mw/cm2; ...

Dental chair lights have been known to rapidly polymerize lightcured composites beyond the point of workability. Often in our dental clinics we are advised to switch off the dental chair light while light curing of dental composites. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the dental chair light causes any effect on the degree of polymerization of light cured composites using the qua...

background and aims. today light cured composites are widely used. physical and mechanical properties of composites are related to the degree of conversion. light curing unit (lcu) is an important factor for composite polymerization. aim of this study is evaluation of composite resins hardness using halogen and led light curing units. materials and methods. in this study, 30 samples of filtek z...

The potential ocular hazards associated with the use of dental curing lights were evaluated. Recommendations are provided for precluding exposure of personnel to hazardous levels of optical radiation. Users should not stare directly into the dental curing lights at distances shorter than 25 cm (which would not be a likely event). Eye protectors which filter wavelengths below 500 nm may be desir...

BACKGROUND Modern dental composite restorations are wholly dependent on the use of Visible Light Curing devices. The characteristics of these devices may influence the quality of composite resin restorations. OBJECTIVE To determine the characteristics of light curing units (LCUs) in dental clinics in Nairobi and their effect on light intensity output, depth of cure (DOC) and surface micro-har...

A dental curing light is a piece of dental tool that is used for the hardening of light cure composites. Many studies have shown these lights induce changes in DNA, mitosis and mitochondria through free radicals production. Light emitting diode (LED) are most commonly used and claim less hazards to the adjacent soft tissues. Current study was therefore designed to observe the morphological chan...

objective: nowadays light-cured composites are used widely by orthodontists to bond brackets. as these composites require 20-40 seconds time per tooth to be light cured, more chair-time in needed compared to self-cured composites. in recent years, the argon laser and plasma arc lights have been introduced in dentistry to reduce this curing time. the purpose of this study was to compare bond str...