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Efficiency of light-emitting diode and halogen units in reducing residual monomers.
Carvalho, Felipe de Assis Ribeiro; Almeida, Rhita C; Almeida, Marco Antonio; Cevidanes, Lucia H S; Leite, Marcia C Amorim M.
Afiliação
  • Carvalho Fde A; Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. carvalhofar@gmail.com
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop ; 138(5): 617-22, 2010 Nov.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21055603
INTRODUCTION: In this in-vitro study, we aimed to compare the residual monomers in composites beneath brackets bonded to enamel, using a light-emitting diode (LED) or a halogen unit, and to compare the residual monomers in the central to the peripheral areas of the composite. METHODS: Twenty bovine teeth preserved in 0.1% thymol were used in this study. Ten teeth were used to standardize the thickness of the composite film, since different thicknesses would cause different absorbance of light. Brackets were bonded to 10 bovine incisors, with the halogen light (n = 5) and the LED (n = 5). The brackets were debonded, and the remaining composite on the enamel surface was sectioned in 2 regions: peripheral (0.8 mm) and central, resulting in 2 subgroups per group: central halogen (n = 5), peripheral halogen (n = 5), central LED (n = 5), and peripheral LED (n = 5). The spectrometric analysis in the infrared region was used to measure the free monomers with the attenuated total reflectance method. RESULTS: Normal distribution was tested by using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Data were compared by 2-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) at P <0.05. The LED group showed fewer residual monomers than did the halogen group (P = 0.014). No differences were found among the regions (P = 0.354), and there were no interactions between light type and region (P = 0.368). CONCLUSIONS: LED leaves less residual monomer than does the halogen light, even with half of the irradiation time; there were no differences between the central and peripheral regions, and no interaction between light type and region.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Resinas Compostas / Cimentos de Resina / Lâmpadas de Polimerização Dentária Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop Assunto da revista: ODONTOLOGIA / ORTODONTIA Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Resinas Compostas / Cimentos de Resina / Lâmpadas de Polimerização Dentária Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop Assunto da revista: ODONTOLOGIA / ORTODONTIA Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos