ISSN : 0376-4672
Curing methods for dental resin-based materials are limited because of the need to polymerize quickly in the oral cavity at an ambient temperature. At present, most dental restorative composites use a camphorquinone-amine complex initiation, visible lightcure,one-component systems. Clinically, it is important to try to optimize the degree of conversion of resin composites using proper manipulation and adequate light-curing techniques to ensure the best outcome.
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