Light-curing dental resin-based composites: How it works and how you can make it work
AimClinicians may become quite familiar with the rapid transformation of composite pastes to rigid solids, as a routine phenomenon in operative dentistry. But they may still lack scientific understanding of how and why this happens. Efforts to learn scientifically about the interaction between light...
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| description | AimClinicians may become quite familiar with the rapid transformation of composite pastes to rigid solids, as a routine phenomenon in operative dentistry. But they may still lack scientific understanding of how and why this happens. Efforts to learn scientifically about the interaction between light beams and resin-composites can significantly promote effective clinical placement of restorations. Neglect of such study can result in practical procedures of light-curing that are inadequate or even seriously defective.MethodThis review addresses the underlying science and technology to elucidate how light curing works, for dental resin-based composites, including—but not limited to—bulk fill types. This involves questions concerning: (a) the particle-wave understanding of light; (b) how photons can penetrate sufficiently deeply into bulk fill composites; (c) the necessary technology of LED light-curing units (LCUs); (d) the criteria for absorption of photons by photo initiators to initiate free-radical addition polymerisation.ConclusionsThe implications for clinical practice are surveyed. These include design variables and selection criteria for LED-LCUs and guidelines on their use. This is to guide practitioners towards safe and effective light-curing procedures so that they can achieve optimal result for their patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5d4937b14de45559cec5eb5d984fadf2023-03-07T06:05:16ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Dental Medicine2673-49152023-03-01410.3389/fdmed.2023.11083161108316Light-curing dental resin-based composites: How it works and how you can make it workDavid C. WattsAimClinicians may become quite familiar with the rapid transformation of composite pastes to rigid solids, as a routine phenomenon in operative dentistry. But they may still lack scientific understanding of how and why this happens. Efforts to learn scientifically about the interaction between light beams and resin-composites can significantly promote effective clinical placement of restorations. Neglect of such study can result in practical procedures of light-curing that are inadequate or even seriously defective.MethodThis review addresses the underlying science and technology to elucidate how light curing works, for dental resin-based composites, including—but not limited to—bulk fill types. This involves questions concerning: (a) the particle-wave understanding of light; (b) how photons can penetrate sufficiently deeply into bulk fill composites; (c) the necessary technology of LED light-curing units (LCUs); (d) the criteria for absorption of photons by photo initiators to initiate free-radical addition polymerisation.ConclusionsThe implications for clinical practice are surveyed. These include design variables and selection criteria for LED-LCUs and guidelines on their use. This is to guide practitioners towards safe and effective light-curing procedures so that they can achieve optimal result for their patients.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2023.1108316/fullbulk fillcuring protocolirradiancelight-curing unitsphoto-initiatorphoto-polymerisation |
| spellingShingle | David C. Watts Light-curing dental resin-based composites: How it works and how you can make it work Frontiers in Dental Medicine bulk fill curing protocol irradiance light-curing units photo-initiator photo-polymerisation |
| title | Light-curing dental resin-based composites: How it works and how you can make it work |
| title_full | Light-curing dental resin-based composites: How it works and how you can make it work |
| title_fullStr | Light-curing dental resin-based composites: How it works and how you can make it work |
| title_full_unstemmed | Light-curing dental resin-based composites: How it works and how you can make it work |
| title_short | Light-curing dental resin-based composites: How it works and how you can make it work |
| title_sort | light curing dental resin based composites how it works and how you can make it work |
| topic | bulk fill curing protocol irradiance light-curing units photo-initiator photo-polymerisation |
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