Dental Materials
Volume 24, Issue 9 , Pages 1164-1168 , September 2008

Influence of irradiant energy on degree of conversion, polymerization rate and shrinkage stress in an experimental resin composite system

  • Fernanda C. Calheiros

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, FOUSP, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, SP 05508-900, Brazil
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  • Márcia Daronch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, FOUSP, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, SP 05508-900, Brazil
    • Dental Materials Section, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
    • ,
  • Frederick A. Rueggeberg

      Affiliations

    • Dental Materials Section, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
    • ,
  • Roberto R. Braga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, FOUSP, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2227, São Paulo, SP 05508-900, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 55 11 3091 7840x224; fax: +1 55 11 3091 7840x201.

Received 4 October 2007 ,Revised 5 December 2007 ,Accepted 7 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2008.01.006

Dental Materials
Volume 24, Issue 9 , Pages 1164-1168 , September 2008

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