scholarly journals The light‐curing unit: An essential piece of dental equipment

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 407-417
Author(s):  
Richard B. Price ◽  
Jack L. Ferracane ◽  
Reinhard Hickel ◽  
Braden Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Dental Equipment ◽  
Light Curing

scholarly journals Usage of Protective Eye Wear among the Dental Practitioners of Bengaluru City: A Survey with Review of Literature

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
Rachna Kaul ◽  
PS Shilpa ◽  
CJ Sanjay
Keyword(s):  
Working Hours ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Eye Injuries ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Eye Protection ◽  
Dental Equipment ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Light Curing ◽  
And Gender

ABSTRACT Background Eye is one of the organs that is disposed to many hazards among dental practitioners due to the long strenuous working hours and various kinds dental equipment. These workrelated eye hazards range from eye injuries, fatigue, hazards due to lasers and light-curing units. Awareness among dental practitioners regarding the same is important so that they employ protective measures to avoid any eye hazards. Aim The aim of this study was to find the awareness regarding the occupational eye hazards among dental practitioners of Bengaluru city by assessing the usage of protective eye wear among them. Study and design A questionnaire-based survey was conducted among 150 dental practitioners of Bengaluru city. Materials and methods The questionnaire comprised of questions regarding their age and gender and whether they used protective eye wear while working. Statistical analysis Using percentage, the number of dental practitioners using protective eye wear and those not using the same were compared. Results and conclusion It was found that slightly more than half of the surveyed dental practitioners used protective eye wear while the rest did not use any eye protection while working. There is need to make more and more dental practitioners aware about the eye hazards that can happen due to work and emphasis needs to be laid on the use of protective eye wear while working so that these hazards can be minimized. How to cite this article Kaul R, Shilpa PS, Sanjay CJ. Usage of Protective Eye Wear among the Dental Practitioners of Bengaluru City: A Survey with Review of Literature. World J Dent 2014;5(1):17-20.

Effect of LED Light-Curing Spectral Emission Profile on Light-Cured Resin Cement Degree of Conversion

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
RQ Ramos ◽  
RR Moraes ◽  
GC Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Relevance ◽  
Degree Of Conversion ◽  
Resin Cement ◽  
Light Activation ◽  
Spectral Emission ◽  
Led Light ◽  
Emission Profile ◽  
Light Curing

Clinical Relevance The use of multipeak LED light-curing guarantees efficiency on light activation of Ivocerin-containing light-cured resin cement.

scholarly journals Splatters and Aerosols Contamination in Dental Aerosol Generating Procedures

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1914
Author(s):  
Pingping Han ◽  
Honghui Li ◽  
Laurence J. Walsh ◽  
Sašo Ivanovski
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Low Speed ◽  
Dental Procedures ◽  
Dental Equipment ◽  
Produce Contamination ◽  
Fluorescein Dye ◽  
Filter Papers ◽  
Airborne Disease

Dental aerosol-generating procedures produce a large amount of splatters and aerosols that create a major concern for airborne disease transmission, such as COVID-19. This study established a method to visualise splatter and aerosol contamination by common dental instrumentation, namely ultrasonic scaling, air-water spray, high-speed and low-speed handpieces. Mock dental procedures were performed on a mannequin model, containing teeth in a typodont and a phantom head, using irrigation water containing fluorescein dye as a tracer. Filter papers were placed in 10 different locations to collect splatters and aerosols, at distances ranging from 20 to 120 cm from the source. All four types of dental equipment produced contamination from splatters and aerosols. At 120 cm away from the source, the high-speed handpiece generated the greatest amount and size (656 ± 551 μm) of splatter particles, while the triplex syringe generated the largest amount of aerosols (particle size: 1.73 ± 2.23 μm). Of note, the low-speed handpiece produced the least amount and size (260 ± 142 μm) of splatter particles and the least amount of aerosols (particle size: 4.47 ± 5.92 μm) at 120 cm. All four dental AGPs produce contamination from droplets and aerosols, with different patterns of distribution. This simple model provides a method to test various preventive strategies to reduce risks from splatter and aerosols.

scholarly journals The Photoinitiators Used in Resin Based Dental Composite—A Review and Future Perspectives

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 470
Author(s):  
Andrea Kowalska ◽  
Jerzy Sokolowski ◽  
Kinga Bociong
Keyword(s):  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Biomechanical Properties ◽  
Degree Of Conversion ◽  
Dental Composite ◽  
Polymerization Process ◽  
Dental Composites ◽  
Dental Resin ◽  
Dental Resins ◽  
Light Curing

The presented paper concerns current knowledge of commercial and alternative photoinitiator systems used in dentistry. It discusses alternative and commercial photoinitiators and focuses on mechanisms of polymerization process, in vitro measurement methods and factors influencing the degree of conversion and hardness of dental resins. PubMed, Academia.edu, Google Scholar, Elsevier, ResearchGate and Mendeley, analysis from 1985 to 2020 were searched electronically with appropriate keywords. Over 60 articles were chosen based on relevance to this review. Dental light-cured composites are the most common filling used in dentistry, but every photoinitiator system requires proper light-curing system with suitable spectrum of light. Alternation of photoinitiator might cause changing the values of biomechanical properties such as: degree of conversion, hardness, biocompatibility. This review contains comparison of biomechanical properties of dental composites including different photosensitizers among other: camphorquinone, phenanthrenequinone, benzophenone and 1-phenyl-1,2 propanedione, trimethylbenzoyl-diphenylphosphine oxide, benzoyl peroxide. The major aim of this article was to point out alternative photoinitiators which would compensate the disadvantages of camphorquinone such as: yellow staining or poor biocompatibility and also would have mechanical properties as satisfactory as camphorquinone. Research showed there is not an adequate photoinitiator which can be as sufficient as camphorquinone (CQ), but alternative photosensitizers like: benzoyl germanium or novel acylphosphine oxide photoinitiators used synergistically with CQ are able to improve aesthetic properties and degree of conversion of dental resin.

scholarly journals Bioprinting Via a Dual-Gel Bioink Based on Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) and Solubilized Extracellular Matrix towards Cartilage Engineering

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 3901
Author(s):  
Mohsen Setayeshmehr ◽  
Shahzad Hafeez ◽  
Clemens van Blitterswijk ◽  
Lorenzo Moroni ◽  
Carlos Mota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Cell Viability ◽  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Compression Modulus ◽  
Synthetic Polymers ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Light Curing ◽  
Shape Retention ◽  
Amine Groups

Various hydrogel systems have been developed as biomaterial inks for bioprinting, including natural and synthetic polymers. However, the available biomaterial inks, which allow printability, cell viability, and user-defined customization, remains limited. Incorporation of biological extracellular matrix materials into tunable synthetic polymers can merge the benefits of both systems towards versatile materials for biofabrication. The aim of this study was to develop novel, cell compatible dual-component biomaterial inks and bioinks based on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and solubilized decellularized cartilage matrix (SDCM) hydrogels that can be utilized for cartilage bioprinting. In a first approach, PVA was modified with amine groups (PVA-A), and mixed with SDCM. The printability of the PVA-A/SDCM formulations cross-linked by genipin was evaluated. On the second approach, the PVA was functionalized with cis-5-norbornene-endo-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride (PVA-Nb) to allow an ultrafast light-curing thiol-ene cross-linking. Comprehensive experiments were conducted to evaluate the influence of the SDCM ratio in mechanical properties, water uptake, swelling, cell viability, and printability of the PVA-based formulations. The studies performed with the PVA-A/SDCM formulations cross-linked by genipin showed printability, but poor shape retention due to slow cross-linking kinetics. On the other hand, the PVA-Nb/SDCM showed good printability. The results showed that incorporation of SDCM into PVA-Nb reduces the compression modulus, enhance cell viability, and bioprintability and modulate the swelling ratio of the resulted hydrogels. Results indicated that PVA-Nb hydrogels containing SDCM could be considered as versatile bioinks for cartilage bioprinting.

Bonding dental amalgam to a light-curing glass-ionomer liner/base

BDJ ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 170 (6) ◽  
pp. 219-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y E Aboush ◽  
R J Elderton
Keyword(s):  
Dental Amalgam ◽  
Glass Ionomer ◽  
Light Curing

Comparison of Temperature Changes in the Pulp Chamber Induced by Various Light Curing Units, In Vitro

10.2341/05-26 ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. Yazici ◽  
A. Müftü ◽  
G. Kugel ◽  
R. D. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Relevance ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Pulp Chamber ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Thermal Transfer ◽  
Light Curing

Clinical Relevance The thickness of the residual dentin is a critical factor in the reducing thermal transfer to pulp, and this transfer varies with the curing unit used.

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