TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of autoclaving on energy transmission through light-curing tips
AU - Rueggeberg, Frederick
AU - Caughman, Wyatt Franklin
AU - Comer, Robert W.
PY - 1996/1/1
Y1 - 1996/1/1
N2 - The authors subjected three groups of curing lights to 25 sterilization cycles to test the effects of autoclaving on the curing tip's ability to transmit light. They also investigated whether polishing the tip at various intervals would reduce the effects of autoclaving on light transmission. They found that autoclaving does diminish the ability of the tips to transmit light, but that these effects can be minimized if the tip is polished at frequent intervals between autoclaving cycles.
AB - The authors subjected three groups of curing lights to 25 sterilization cycles to test the effects of autoclaving on the curing tip's ability to transmit light. They also investigated whether polishing the tip at various intervals would reduce the effects of autoclaving on light transmission. They found that autoclaving does diminish the ability of the tips to transmit light, but that these effects can be minimized if the tip is polished at frequent intervals between autoclaving cycles.
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U2 - 10.14219/jada.archive.1996.0409
DO - 10.14219/jada.archive.1996.0409
M3 - Article
C2 - 8803393
AN - SCOPUS:0030208396
SN - 0002-8177
VL - 127
SP - 1183
EP - 1187
JO - Journal of the American Dental Association
JF - Journal of the American Dental Association
IS - 8
ER -