Assessment of the radiant emittance of damaged/contaminated dental light-curing tips by spectrophotometric methods.
Abdulrahman A BalhaddadIsadora Martini GarciaFabrício Mezzomo CollaresCristopher M FelixNisha GaneshQoot AlkabashiWard MasseiFabrício M CollaresMary Anne Sampaio de MeloPublished in: Restorative dentistry & endodontics (2020)
Damaged/contaminated tips can reduce the radiant emittance output and the homogeneity of the beam, which may affect the energy delivered to composite restorations. The checkMARC spectrophotometer device can be used in dental offices, as it provided values close to those produced by a laboratory-grade integrated sphere spectrophotometer. Dentists should assess the radiant emittance of their light-curing units to ensure optimal curing in photoactivated, resin-based materials.