TY - JOUR
T1 - A comparison of three light curing units for bonding adhesive pre-coated brackets
AU - Ip, Tze
AU - Rock, William
PY - 2004/1/1
Y1 - 2004/1/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of three curing lights of different types. DESIGN: Prospective randomized laboratory investigations. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Adhesive pre-coated orthodontic brackets were bonded to 9 groups of extracted premolars and the adhesive was cured using three different curing lights, each at three different times. Bond strength was tested using a shear/peel method. RESULTS: The plasma light had 3 times the light intensity of the standard quartz halogen light. The curing times recommended by the manufacturers were 2 seconds for the plasma light, 10 seconds for the high intensity quartz halogen light and 20 seconds for the standard one. Mean debond stresses with these cure times were 9.36, 11.77 and 12.00 MPa, respectively, p
AB - OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of three curing lights of different types. DESIGN: Prospective randomized laboratory investigations. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Adhesive pre-coated orthodontic brackets were bonded to 9 groups of extracted premolars and the adhesive was cured using three different curing lights, each at three different times. Bond strength was tested using a shear/peel method. RESULTS: The plasma light had 3 times the light intensity of the standard quartz halogen light. The curing times recommended by the manufacturers were 2 seconds for the plasma light, 10 seconds for the high intensity quartz halogen light and 20 seconds for the standard one. Mean debond stresses with these cure times were 9.36, 11.77 and 12.00 MPa, respectively, p
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U2 - 10.1179/146531204225022452
DO - 10.1179/146531204225022452
M3 - Article
C2 - 15489368
SN - 1465-3133
SN - 1465-3133
SN - 1465-3133
SN - 1465-3133
SN - 1465-3133
SN - 1465-3133
SN - 1465-3133
VL - 31
SP - 243
EP - 247
JO - Journal of Orthodontics
JF - Journal of Orthodontics
ER -