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J Am Dent Assoc, Vol 127, No 8, 1183-1187.
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Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 127, Issue 8, 1183-1187
Copyright © 1996 by American Dental Association

RESEARCH

The effect of autoclaving on energy transmission through light-curing tips



FA Rueggeberg, WF Caughman, and RW Comer
Department of Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia, St. Augusta 30912-1260, USA.

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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