ReviewFrontiers in dental medicine2023
Light-curing dental resin-based composites: How it works and how you can make it work.
Review in Frontiers in dental medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Thermal, Mechanical, Chemical, Elemental, Optical and Surface Characterization of Different Twinky StarMaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- In vitro changes in pulpal temperature during light exposure at different pulpal fluid flows.Odontology · 2026Article
- Depth of Cure of a Simplified Bulk-Fill Universal Composite and a Conventional Resin-Based Composite.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Shrinkage Stress, Polymerization Kinetics, and Hardness of Light and Self-Cured Bulk-Fill Resin-Based Composites.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Optimal nano-silica filler concentration to optimize kinetics, rheology and bonding of self-adhesive composites.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Influence of Wavelength on Light Transmittance, Heat Generation and Pulpal Cellular Response Across Different Restorative Procedures.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2026Review
- Effect of Moving the Tip of the Light Curing Unit on the Irradiance Value Delivered.Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2025Article
- Effects of Curing Distance and Time on the Microhardness of Posterior Composites: An Experimental Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- The Role of Rapid Curing on the Interrelationship Between Temperature Rise, Light Transmission, and Polymerisation Kinetics of Bulk-Fill Composites.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Comparing ISO 4049 and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy for assessing ambient light sensitivity in dental resin composites.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Digital manufacturing techniques and the in vitro biocompatibility of acrylic-based occlusal device materials.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
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Abstract
Aim: Clinicians 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. Method: This 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 photoinitiators to initiate free-radical addition polymerisation. Conclusions: The 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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