Real-Time Feedback of the Applied Light-Curing Technique and Its Impact on Degree of Conversion of Composite Restorations—A Study with Undergraduate Dental Students
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Test Groups
2.2. Individual Instructions on Light-Curing with MARC Patient Simulator
2.3. Placement of First Composite Restoration
2.4. Individual Instructions with MARC Patient Simulator of Group 1 and Placement of Second Composite Restoration for Both Groups
2.5. Degree of Conversion Analysis
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Light Irradiances before and after Individual Instructions
3.2. Degree of Conversion of the Composite Restorations
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Burrer, P.; Par, M.; Attin, T.; Tauböck, T.T. Real-Time Feedback of the Applied Light-Curing Technique and Its Impact on Degree of Conversion of Composite Restorations—A Study with Undergraduate Dental Students. J. Pers. Med. 2021, 11, 1012. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11101012
Burrer P, Par M, Attin T, Tauböck TT. Real-Time Feedback of the Applied Light-Curing Technique and Its Impact on Degree of Conversion of Composite Restorations—A Study with Undergraduate Dental Students. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2021; 11(10):1012. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11101012
Chicago/Turabian StyleBurrer, Phoebe, Matej Par, Thomas Attin, and Tobias T. Tauböck. 2021. "Real-Time Feedback of the Applied Light-Curing Technique and Its Impact on Degree of Conversion of Composite Restorations—A Study with Undergraduate Dental Students" Journal of Personalized Medicine 11, no. 10: 1012. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11101012