introduction : this in vitro study was designed to measure and compare the amount of temperature rise in the pulp chamber of the teeth exposed to different light curing units (lcu), which are being used for curing composite restorations. methods: the study was performed in two settings; first, an in vitro and second was mimicking an in vivo situation. in the first setup of the study, three grou...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The provisional restorative materials in fixed prosthodontics are basically bis-GMA resins which releases exothermic temperature while polymerization which can damage the pulp. Intrapulpal temperature exceeding 42.5°C found to result in irreversible damage to the pulp. The remaining thickness of dentine after tooth preparation control the conduction of heat released by the ...

Purpose: This in vitro study compared the temperature rise in the pulp chamber during fabrication of provisional resinous restorations on three types of teeth by a direct method. Materials and Methods: The tip of a thermocouple was positioned into the pulp chamber of thirty intact extracted human teeth. Then the teeth were divided into three different tooth groups (incisor, premolar, molar) and...

This study aimed to evaluate the temperature changes that occurred in the pulp chamber when using GCP Glass Carbomer Fill (GCP) and two different resin-modified glass-ionomer (RGI) restorative materials at different dentin thicknesses. A standardized Class I occlusal cavity with 1 mm or 2 mm dentin thickness was prepared in the extracted human molar teeth. RGI and GCP fills were placed in the c...

OBJECTIVE This investigation evaluated the variation of the intrapulpal temperature when dentine was irradiated by the Er:YAG laser. BACKGROUND DATA The effect of preparation with the Er:YAG laser on the intrapulpal temperature is probably the biggest problem in using the laser for preparation of dental hard tissue. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy-two bovine incisors were studied that had the...

INTRODUCTION In this in-vitro study, we evaluated the temperature changes in the pulp chamber during bracket bonding using 4 different light sources. METHODS Eighty intact extracted maxillary central incisors were used. The teeth were divided into 4 groups of 20 teeth each. Brackets (Mini Twin, Dentaurum, Ispringen, Germany) were bonded with Transbond XT (3M Unitek, Monrovia, Calif) adhesive ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the intrapulpal temperature variation after bleaching treatment with 35% hydrogen peroxide using different sources of activation. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-four human teeth were sectioned in the mesiodistal direction providing 48 specimens, and were divided into 4 groups (n=12): (G1) Control - Bleaching gel without light activation, (G2) Blea...