Degree of conversion of two lingual retainer adhesives cured with different light sources.

Evaluating the degree of conversion (DC) of two lingual retainer adhesives, Transbond Lingual Retainer and Light Cure Retainer, cured with a fast halogen light, a plasma arc light and a light-emitting diode (LED) at various curing times suggests that a similar or higher DC than the control values could be achieved in 6-9 seconds by plasma arc curing, in 10-15 seconds byFast halogen curing or in 20 seconds by