Dental composite curing apparatus and method

Details Dental composite curing apparatus and method Dental composite curing apparatus and method

1993-12-20

1995-05-16

O'Connor, Cary E.

Dentistry

Apparatus

Having means to emit radiation or facilitate viewing of the...

4332171, 433226, A61C 106

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054155436

ABSTRACT:
An improved dental apparatus for curing actinic light curable composites, primers and adhesives, incorporating in a single unit an actinic light source with an inert gas manifold and apertures for providing an inert gas blanket layer in the immediate area of the focal point of the actinic curing light, thereby giving improved bonding strengths.

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Kirk-Othmer, Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, vol. 7, fourth edition, John Wiley & Sons (1993) pp. 946-959, 1006-1022.

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