The introduction of photo-activators, with absorption spectra in the violet region, in composite resins raised interest in
the use of 405 nm diode lasers for polymerization. The purpose of this research is the evaluation of the resins
polymerization by means of violet diode laser compared to traditional lamps. Two different resins have been used for the
experiments: Filtek Supreme XT flow (3M ESPE, USA) and Tetric Evo flow (Ivoclar, Vivadent). The photo-activator
used is Camphoroquinone, alone, or in combination with Lucirin TPO. The resins have been cured with an halogen lamp
(Heliolux DXL, Vivadent Ivoclar, Austria), a broadband LED curing light (Valo Ultradent, USA) and a 405 nm laser
(Euphoton, Italy). The measure of cure depth, of the volumetric shrinkage, and the conversion degree (DC%) of the
double bond during the curing process have been evaluated. A composite layer of 3 mm was cured in Filtek Supreme
resin (Camphoroquinone activator), lower if compared to the use of the other two light sources. Tests on Tetric Evo
(Camphoroquinone + Lucirin) didn’t show any improvement of the use of laser compared to the halogen lamp and the
broadband LED. By measuring the volumetric shrinkage the laser induced the lower change with both the composites. In
terms of DC% the lower performance was obtained with the laser. Considering that the polymerization process strongly
depends on the kind of composite used the effectiveness of 405 nm laser proved to be lower than halogen lamps and
broadband LEDs.
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