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Evaluation of the curing depth of two translucent composite materials using a halogen and two LED curing units

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This in vitro study evaluated the influence of one halogen and two light-emitting diode (LED) curing units on the curing depth of a conventional hybrid and two translucent resin composites by measuring the Knoop microhardness. In the first part of the study, a conventional hybrid resin composite and three curing units (one halogen: 40 s polymerization time, two LEDs: 10 and 20 s) were used. Ten cylindrical resin composite samples were prepared for each curing unit and each polymerization time tested. After polymerization, the soft part of the samples was removed. The samples were embedded in a polyacrylic resin and separated in the middle towards the direction, top–bottom. On the section plane, Knoop microhardness measurements were performed every 1 mm, starting at 0.5 mm under the surface. In the second part of the study, two translucent resin composites and a conventional hybrid composite resin were cured with the three curing units, and the microhardness was measured as mentioned above. The difference between the curing units tested was found statistically significant (p = 0.0009), as well as the difference between the materials concerning curing depth (p = 0.0001). Both translucent materials achieved microhardness values equal to the 80% of the surface values, in depths 3.5–5.5 mm, depending on the curing units used.

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    Olga Polydorou, Alexandros Manolakis, Elmar Hellwig & Petra Hahn

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Polydorou, O., Manolakis, A., Hellwig, E. et al. Evaluation of the curing depth of two translucent composite materials using a halogen and two LED curing units. Clin Oral Invest 12, 45–51 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-007-0142-z

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