Correlation between hardness and degree of conversion during the setting reaction of unfilled dental restorative resins.
Correlation between hardness and degree of conversion during the setting reaction of unfilled dental restorative resins.
J. Ferracane
1985 · DOI: 10.1016/S0109-5641(85)80058-0
Dental Materials · 770 Citations
TLDR
Knoop hardness was correlated to degree of conversion (DC) of carbon double bonds, determined by IR, during the setting reaction of three unfilled dental resins, indicating increase in hardness correlates well with increases in DC during setting.