Polymerization with the argon laser: curing time and shear bond strength.
Polymerization with the argon laser: curing time and shear bond strength.
Nazir Lalani,T. Foley,2 Authors,A. Mamandras
2000 · DOI: 10.1043/0003-3219(2000)070<0028:PWTALC>2.0.CO;2
Angle Orthodontist · 97 Citations
TLDR
A 5-second cure using an argon laser produced bond failure loads comparable to those obtained after 40 seconds of conventional light cure, with less than half the frequency of enamel fracture at debond.