Degree of conversion of two lingual retainer adhesives cured with different light sources

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Usumez S., Buyukyilmaz T., Karaman A., Gunduz B.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS, vol.27, no.2, pp.173-179, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/ejo/cjh085
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.173-179
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of conversion (DC) of two lingual retainer adhesives, Transbond Lingual Retainer (TLR) and Light Cure Retainer (LCR), cured with a fast halogen light, a plasma arc light and a light-emitting diode (LED) at various curing times. A conventional halogen light served as the control.