Abstract | INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to compare the percentage degree of cure (%DC) of orthodontic adhesive resins irradiated with 3 types of light sources of various intensities: plasma arc, halogen, and light-emitting diode (LED). METHODS: Twenty maxillary incisor stainless steel brackets (0.018-in slot) were divided into 4 groups of 5 brackets each. A standardized amount of composite resin was applied to each bracket base, simulating its clinical application. The brackets were light-cured with a halogen light for 20 seconds (10 seconds each from the incisal and cervical bracket edges), an LED light for 20 seconds (10 seconds per edge), a plasma light for 10 seconds (5 seconds per edge), and an LED light for 10 seconds (5 seconds per edge). The %DC was assessed by using micro-multiple internal reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and the results were analyzed with 1-way ANOVA. RESULTS: Overall, the LED and the halogen lights, with the 20-second regimen, produced higher %DC. No significant difference was found in %DC between the plasma light and the 10-second LED light, whereas both showed lower %DC compared with 20 seconds of halogen or LED light. CONCLUSIONS: Significant variations in %DC are associated with the various light-curing units, which must be considered in selecting the light source and the irradiation time.
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Authors | Markus Niepraschk, Christos Rahiotis, T Gerard Bradley, Theodore Eliades, George Eliades |
Journal | American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics
(Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop)
Vol. 132
Issue 3
Pg. 382-4
(Sep 2007)
ISSN: 1097-6752 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 17826608
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Halogens
- Resin Cements
- Xenon
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Topics |
- Analysis of Variance
- Dental Bonding
- Dental Equipment
- Dental Stress Analysis
- Halogens
- Light
- Orthodontic Appliances
- Phase Transition
- Resin Cements
(radiation effects)
- Semiconductors
- Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
- Xenon
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