Output intensity of LED light curing units in dental offices of Piura, Peru
Introduction: Light curing lamps that use light-emitting diodes (LED) are used in dentistry for the polymeric conversion of dental restorative materials. It has been reported that inadequate light intensity in the lamp would not ensure the appropriate polymerization of restorative materials. Object...
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| author | Crista Gadith Palacios Rivas Dora Denisse Cruz Flores Carmen Teresa Ibáñez Sevilla MIGUEL ANGEL RUIZ-BARRUETO |
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| description | Introduction: Light curing lamps that use light-emitting diodes (LED) are used in dentistry for the polymeric conversion of dental restorative materials. It has been reported that inadequate light intensity in the lamp would not ensure the appropriate polymerization of restorative materials.
Objective: Determine the output intensity of LED light curing units used in dental offices of the city of Piura, Peru, in the year 2020.
Methods: An observational descriptive study was conducted. Measurements were taken of the light output of 70 LED light curing lamps using a radiometer with a wavelength of 400-500 nm and a light intensity measurement capacity of up to 3 500 mw/cm2. Intensity below 400 mw/cm2 was recorded as low, from 400 to 800 mw/cm2 as medium, from 800 a 1 200 mw/cm2 as high and above 1 200 mw/cm2 as very high.
Results: Intensity was medium in 48.5% of the lamps analyzed, high in 22.86%, low in 15.71% and very high in 12.86%. A lower frequency of lamps with greater clinical use was reported.
Conclusions: The LED light curing lamps used in dental offices of the province of Piura during the year 2020 emit an average output intensity of 778.14 mW/cm2, which corresponds to medium intensity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dab0c3b551c04cafb2a46ab0d24fa5e32024-02-06T21:36:25ZengEditorial Ciencias MédicasRevista Cubana de Estomatología0034-75071561-297X2022-04-01592e3767e37671187Output intensity of LED light curing units in dental offices of Piura, PeruCrista Gadith Palacios Rivas0Dora Denisse Cruz Flores1Carmen Teresa Ibáñez Sevilla2MIGUEL ANGEL RUIZ-BARRUETO3Universidad César Vallejo, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela Profesional de Estomatología. Piura, Perú.Universidad César Vallejo, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela Profesional de Estomatología. Piura, Perú.Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Escuela de Posgrado, Sección de Ciencias Médicas. Trujillo, Perú.Universidad César Vallejo, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela Profesional de Estomatología. Piura, Perú.Introduction: Light curing lamps that use light-emitting diodes (LED) are used in dentistry for the polymeric conversion of dental restorative materials. It has been reported that inadequate light intensity in the lamp would not ensure the appropriate polymerization of restorative materials. Objective: Determine the output intensity of LED light curing units used in dental offices of the city of Piura, Peru, in the year 2020. Methods: An observational descriptive study was conducted. Measurements were taken of the light output of 70 LED light curing lamps using a radiometer with a wavelength of 400-500 nm and a light intensity measurement capacity of up to 3 500 mw/cm2. Intensity below 400 mw/cm2 was recorded as low, from 400 to 800 mw/cm2 as medium, from 800 a 1 200 mw/cm2 as high and above 1 200 mw/cm2 as very high. Results: Intensity was medium in 48.5% of the lamps analyzed, high in 22.86%, low in 15.71% and very high in 12.86%. A lower frequency of lamps with greater clinical use was reported. Conclusions: The LED light curing lamps used in dental offices of the province of Piura during the year 2020 emit an average output intensity of 778.14 mW/cm2, which corresponds to medium intensity.https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/3767consultorio odontológicoluz visibleondas electromagnéticasintensidadequipo dentalvida útil. |
| spellingShingle | Crista Gadith Palacios Rivas Dora Denisse Cruz Flores Carmen Teresa Ibáñez Sevilla MIGUEL ANGEL RUIZ-BARRUETO Output intensity of LED light curing units in dental offices of Piura, Peru Revista Cubana de Estomatología consultorio odontológico luz visible ondas electromagnéticas intensidad equipo dental vida útil. |
| title | Output intensity of LED light curing units in dental offices of Piura, Peru |
| title_full | Output intensity of LED light curing units in dental offices of Piura, Peru |
| title_fullStr | Output intensity of LED light curing units in dental offices of Piura, Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed | Output intensity of LED light curing units in dental offices of Piura, Peru |
| title_short | Output intensity of LED light curing units in dental offices of Piura, Peru |
| title_sort | output intensity of led light curing units in dental offices of piura peru |
| topic | consultorio odontológico luz visible ondas electromagnéticas intensidad equipo dental vida útil. |
| url | https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/3767 |
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