Polymerization Mode of Self‐Adhesive, Dual‐Cured Dental Resin Cements Light Cured Through Various Restorative Materials

Abstract

Chemical polymerization is not sufficient to cause the resin cement to achieve the highest polymerization not only in early stage, but also in late stage of polymerization. The sensitivity to the intensity of the light was different for each resin cement. Special clinical steps to compensate for the attenuated light intensity seem to be necessary for the resin cements which are susceptible to light intensity. (J Esthet Restor Dent 29:209-214, 2017).