Light-activation through indirect ceramic restorations: does the overexposure compensate for the attenuation in light intensity during resin cement polymerization?

• Main Authors: Albano Luis Novaes Bueno (Author), Cesar Augusto Galvão Arrais (Author), Ana Carolina Tedesco Jorge (Author), Andre Figueiredo Reis (Author), Cristiane Mariote Amaral (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the effects of light exposure through simulated indirect ceramic restorations (SICR) on hardness (KHN) of dual-cured resin cements (RCs), immediately after light-activation and 24 h later. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Three dual-cured RCs were evaluated: Eco-Link (Ivoclar V...