Influence of the curing method on the post-polymerization shrinkage stress of a composite resin

• Main Authors: Leonardo Gonçalves Cunha (Author), Roberta Caroline Bruschi Alonso (Author), Eduardo José Carvalho de Souza-Junior (Author), Ana Christina Elias Claro Neves (Author), Lourenço Correr-Sobrinho (Author), Mário Alexandre Coelho Sinhoreti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different curing methods on the stress generated by the polymerization shrinkage of a restorative composite in two moments: immediately after light exposure and after 5 min. Photoactivation was performed using two different light sources: (1) xenon...