Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 566-572 , May 2009

Alternative photoinitiator system reduces the rate of stress development without compromising the final properties of the dental composite

  • Luis Felipe J. Schneider

      Affiliations

    • Dental School, The University of Passo Fundo, PO Box 611/613, Campus I, BR 285, Km 171, Passo Fundo, RS 99001-970, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 54 2103 5612; fax: +55 54 3316 8403.
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  • Simonides Consani

      Affiliations

    • Dental Materials Division, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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  • Ronald L. Sakaguchi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biomaterials & Biomechanics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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  • Jack L. Ferracane

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biomaterials & Biomechanics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

Received 12 March 2008 ,Revised 11 October 2008 ,Accepted 30 October 2008.

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PII: S0109-5641(08)00261-3

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2008.10.007

Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 566-572 , May 2009

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