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May 10, 2024Dental MaterialsOpen Access

Effect of polymerisation protocols on water sorption, solubility and hygroscopic expansion of fast-cure bulk-fill composite

Halah Thanoon Nick Silikas David C. Watts

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Abstract

This study examines the effect of two light-curing protocols from a LED polywave light curing unit (LCU) on water sorption, solubility, and hygroscopic expansion of fast and conventional bulk-fill resin-based composites (RBCs) aged in distilled water for 120 d.

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Thanoon et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6a9d7b6db64358762ce61 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2024.04.010

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