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The applicability of DPSS laser for light curing of composite resins

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The applicability of diode-pumped solid state (DPSS) laser for light curing the composite resins was tested with a quartz–tungsten–halogen lamp-based unit and a light emitting diode unit. The emission spectra of the light-curing systems used match with the absorption spectrum of camphorquinone. Among the light-curing systems, DPSS laser showed the narrowest emission bandwidth. The light intensity of DPSS laser was approximately 64% of the other two light-curing units. In most specimens, DPSS laser showed the least attenuation of the number of incident photons. On the top surface, specimens cured with DPSS laser showed similar microhardness values compared to the specimens cured with the other two light-curing units. During the light curing, DPSS laser induced the lowest temperature rise (25.5 ∼ 35.5°C) in the specimens compared to the other two light-curing units (34.2 ∼ 41.7°C). In conclusion, DPSS laser has high potential to be an alternative to the other light-curing units or a new light-curing unit.

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This study was supported by Medical Research Institute Grant (2005-45), Pusan National University.

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    Yong Hoon Kwon, Chang-Min Jang, Dong-Hee Shin, Hyo-Joung Seol & Hyung-Il Kim

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Kwon, Y.H., Jang, CM., Shin, DH. et al. The applicability of DPSS laser for light curing of composite resins. Lasers Med Sci 23, 407–414 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-007-0496-0

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