Photopolymerization upon LEDs: new photoinitiating systems and strategies

C Dietlin, S Schweizer, P **ao, J Zhang… - Polymer …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper is focused on:(i) the recent developments in LED technology, allowing the design
of novel and efficient light sources for the free radical and cationic photopolymerization of …

Risk factors with porcelain laminate veneers experienced during cementation: a review

A Assaf, SS Azer, A Sfeir, N Al-Haj Husain, M Özcan - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical success of porcelain laminate veneers (PLVs) depends on many clinical and
technical factors, from planning to execution, among which adhesive cementation is of …

Monomer conversion, microhardness, internal marginal adaptation, and shrinkage stress of bulk-fill resin composites

BM Fronza, FA Rueggeberg, RR Braga, B Mogilevych… - Dental materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate degree of conversion (DC), Knoop microhardness (KHN), internal
marginal adaptation (IA), and polymerization shrinkage stress (PS) of one conventional and …

Polymerization shrinkage, microhardness and depth of cure of bulk fill resin composites

FAP Rizzante, JA Duque, MAH Duarte… - Dental materials …, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The present in vitro study assessed the polymerization shrinkage/PS, Knoop
microhardness/KHN and depth of cure/DC of 9 different resin composites: Filtek Bulk Fill …

Correlation between the beam profile from a curing light and the microhardness of four resins

RBT Price, D Labrie, FA Rueggeberg, B Sullivan… - Dental Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To demonstrate the effect of localized irradiance and spectral distribution
inhomogeneities of one LED-based dental light-curing unit (LCU) on the corresponding …

Discrepancies in degree of conversion measurements by FTIR

FM Collares, FF Portella, VCB Leitune… - Brazilian oral …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of the internal standard peak on the
measured degree of conversion (DC) for methacrylate-based resins analyzed by Fourier …

[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of the light output from 22 contemporary light curing units

CJ Soares, MP Rodrigues, LRS Oliveira… - Brazilian dental …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
This study measured the radiant power (mW), irradiance (mW/cm2) and emission spectra
(mW/cm2/nm) of 22 new, or almost new, light curing units (LCUs):-Alt Lux II, BioLux …

The influence of various photoinitiators on the properties of commercial dental composites

A Kowalska, J Sokolowski, T Gozdek, M Krasowski… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this article was to compare the biomechanical properties of commercial
composites containing different photoinitiators: Filtek Ultimate (3M ESPE) containing …

Physical and chemical mechanisms involved in adhesion of orthodontic bonding composites: in vitro evaluations

R Condò, G Mampieri, A Cioffi, ME Cataldi, I Frustaci… - BMC Oral Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Bond strength of orthodontic composite is strongly influenced by molecular and
structural mechanisms. Aim of this in vitro study was to compare bond strength of light-cure …

Mechanical and physical properties of silorane and methacrylate-based composites

ICC de Moraes Porto, FHB de Aguiar, WC Brandt… - Journal of dentistry, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives This study measured the degree of conversion (DC), sorption, solubility and
microhardness of methacrylate (Filtek Z250 and Filtek Z350XT) and silorane-based …