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A diode-pumped solid state (DPSS) laser emitting at 473 nm was used to test its influence on the degree of polymerization of composite resins. Eight composite resins were chosen and light cured with three different light-curing systems [a quartz–tungsten–halogen (QTH) lamp-based unit, a light-emitting diode (LED) unit, and a DPSS laser]. Polymerization shrinkage and color change in specimens were measured. According to the statistical analysis, each light-curing system produced a significantly different value of maximum polymerization shrinkage. In most specimens, the DPSS laser induced the least polymerization shrinkage. After being immersed in distilled water for 10 days, specimens light-cured by the DPSS laser had undergone less color change than those cured by the other units. In conclusion, the DPSS laser induced better or similar polymerization in terms of polymerization shrinkage and color change in composite resins compared with those of the QTH lamp-based and LED units.
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This study was supported by a Medical Research Institute Grant 2006-05, Pusan National University.
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Jung, YH., Cho, BH., Nah, KS. et al. Effect of diode-pumped solid state laser on polymerization shrinkage and color change in composite resins. Lasers Med Sci 25, 339–343 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-009-0644-9
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