Effect of therapeutic dose X rays on mechanical and chemical properties of esthetic dental materials

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of therapeutic dose X rays on the microhardness (MH) and degree of conversion (DC) of two different esthetic restorative dental materials. The materials were photo-activated with a LED light-curing unit using three cure-times: 5, 20 and 40 secon...

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Main Authors: Adriana Dibo da Cruz, Mário Alexandre Coelho Sinhoreti, Gláucia Maria Ambrosano, Alessandra Nara de Souza Rastelli, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Frab Norberto Bóscolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2008-09-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392008000300014