title: Temperature rise produced by various visible light generators through dentinal barriers.
abstract: This study evaluated and compared the heat generated by seven brands of light-curing units by measuring the temperature elevation from the ambient temperature through the use of a digital thermocouple-thermometer with a needle probe placed at three locations in the dentin. The results of this study indicated a wide range of differences in temperature rise among the tested light-curing units. In all three locations of probe placement, the Translux unit produced the least temperature elevation.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry, Calif.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Tjan
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003804:Dentin; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light