Hardening of a dual-cure resin cement using QTH and LED curing units

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the surface hardness of a resin cement (RelyX ARC) photoactivated through indirect composite resin (Cristobal) disks of different thicknesses using either a light-emitting diode (LED) or quartz tungsten halogen (QTH) light source. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Eighteen resin...

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Main Authors: Maria Jacinta Moraes Coelho Santos, Sheila Pestana Passos, Monalisa Olga Lessa da Encarnação, Gildo Coelho Santos Junior, Marco Antonio Bottino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2010-04-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572010000200003