Abstract
Photo-curing or photo-polymerization of resin-based composites (RBCs) including bulk fill (BF) types and associated restoratives is a routine procedure in operative dentistry. However, although it is routine, there are many pitfalls such that the procedure can be inadequate or even seriously defective.
Clinicians may become familiar with the rapid transformation of RBC pastes to rigid solids, but still lack understanding of how and why this happens. Efforts to learn scientifically about the interaction between light beams and resin-composites can significantly promote effective clinical placement of restorations.
Clinicians may become familiar with the rapid transformation of RBC pastes to rigid solids, but still lack understanding of how and why this happens. Efforts to learn scientifically about the interaction between light beams and resin-composites can significantly promote effective clinical placement of restorations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Bulk Fill Resin Composites in Restorative Dentistry |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Clinical Guide |
| Editors | Joseph Sabbagh, Robert McConnell |
| Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Chapter | 4 |
| Pages | 39-49 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783031163883 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783031163876 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Jan 2023 |
Keywords
- resin composites
- degree of conversion
- reciprocity hypothesis
- RBC
- bulk fill
- photo-polymerization
- Photons
- irradiance
- radiant exposure
- Beer–Lambert law
- photo-initiator