Effect of different photo-initiators and light curing units on degree of conversion of composites

• Main Authors: William Cunha Brandt (Author), Luis Felipe Jochims Schneider (Author), Elisabete Frollini (Author), Lourenço Correr-Sobrinho (Author), Mário Alexandre Coelho Sinhoreti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate: (i) the absorption of photo-initiators and emission spectra of light curing units (LCUs); and (ii) the degree of conversion (DC) of experimental composites formulated with different photo-initiators when activated by different LCUs. Blends of BisGMA, UDMA, BisE...