Influence of Class V preparation on in vivo temperature rise in anesthetized human pulp during exposure to a Polywave ® LED light curing unit

Over the last decades, powerful light emitting diode (LED) light curing units (LCU) have become available in order to provide optimal mechanical properties of photoactivated, resin-based composites and to reduce the time required for clinicians to accomplish restorative procedures. In this context, LED LCUs with radiant emittance values exceeding 2000mW/cm2 are now commercially available. Thus, the heat generated in target tissues by such devices has become an issue.

Source: Dental Materials - March 29, 2018 Category: Materials Science Authors: Driellen Christine Zarpellon, Patr ício Runnacles, Cristiane Maucoski, Dayane Jaqueline Gross, Ulisses Coelho, Frederick Allen Rueggeberg, Cesar Augusto Galvão Arrais Source Type: research