Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

Light Curing Units- A Review

Dr. Monica Goyal, Dr. B. S. Keshava Prasad, Dr. H. Murali Rao

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The majority of modern resin-based oral restorative biomaterials are cured via photopolymerization processes. Light curing in dentistry has truly revolutionized the practice of this art and science. A variety of light sources are available for this light curing of dental materials. Quartz-tungsten-halogen (QTH) light curing units (LCUs) have dominated light curing of dental materials for decades and are now almost entirely replaced by modern light emitting diode light curing units (LED LCUs). Most curing lamps are hand held devices that contain the light source and are equipped with a relatively short, rigid light guide made up of fused optical fies. These light-curing units (LCUs) must deliver both sufficient energy and light at the correct wavelengths to produce an acceptably cured restoration. This review will explore the different types of light curing units available and the factors we need to consider while using them.

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Dr. Monica Goyal, Dr. B.S. Keshava Prasad, Dr. H. Murali Rao, Light Curing Units- A Review, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-7, ISSUE-1, JANUARY-2018

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