The Effect of Restorative Material Type, Thickness, Curing Mode, and Post-Irradiation Time on the Degree of Conversion of a Dual-Cure Resin Cement †
Sinem Kantarcioglu, Merve Sena Ekinci, Neva Secilmis · 2026
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Sinem Kantarcioglu, Merve Sena Ekinci, and Neva Secilmis (2026) tested what controls how fully a dental resin cement hardens under a restoration. The cement sets by light and by chemistry at once. The team placed it under four restorative materials at two thicknesses. They cured it with a dental light at standard and extra power. Hardening was measured with infrared spectroscopy one day and ten days after curing.
The type of material above the cement mattered a great deal, and so did its thickness. The light's power mode made no clear difference. Time mattered too: the cement kept hardening over the ten days. Material and thickness also interacted, so the effect of one depended on the other. The authors conclude that dentists should weigh the covering material and its depth when planning a cure. Waiting time, they add, is part of the cure whether planned or not.
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| CREATOR | Sinem Kantarcioglu, Merve Sena Ekinci, Neva Secilmis |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |