Effect of dual-peak LED unit on the polymerization of coinitiator-containing composite resins

Dent Mater J. 2012;31(4):656-61. doi: 10.4012/dmj.2012-009.

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of dual-peak LED on the polymerization of coinitiator-containing composite resins. For this, microhardness, degree of conversion (DC), and polymerization shrinkage were evaluated. Specimens (coinitiator-containing: Aelite LS Posterior, Tetric EvoCeram, and Vit-l-escence; only camphorquinone-containng: Filtek Z350 and Grandio) were light cured using a quartz-tungsten-halogen (QTH: OP), a single-peak light-emitting diode (LED) (L. E. Demetron: DM), and a dual-peak LED (G-light: GL), respectively. All specimens light cured using GL showed the highest microhardness both on the top and bottom surfaces compared with the values obtained using the rest light-curing units (LCUs). DC had no consistent trend correspond to the LCU, but rather product specific. OP yielded the lowest polymerization shrinkage on the specimens. The coinitiator-containing composite resins achieved the highest microhardness by the dual-peak LED (GL). However, the influence of GL on DC and polymerization shrinkage of the specimens was not consistent.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Analysis of Variance
  • Composite Resins / chemistry*
  • Composite Resins / radiation effects*
  • Curing Lights, Dental*
  • Hardness
  • Light-Curing of Dental Adhesives*
  • Materials Testing
  • Photoinitiators, Dental / chemistry
  • Photoinitiators, Dental / radiation effects*
  • Polymerization
  • Semiconductors

Substances

  • Composite Resins
  • Photoinitiators, Dental