%0 Journal Article
%T Clinical and Experimental Evaluation of the Effectiveness of  Soft-Start  Polymerization in Dental Composite Restoration
%A Timur V. Melkumyan
%A PhD
%A ScD
%A Kamola D. Makhamadaminova
%A Erkin Kh. Kamilov
%J International Journal of BioMedicine
%D 2012
%I International Medical Research and Development Corporation
%X The clinical and experimental efficiency of the soft-start polymerization technique in composite restorations was studied. In this study, 57 patients between 30 and 44 years of age with secondary caries had 158 restorations done using the photo-composite material Filtek Z250. The restorations performed were distinguished into two groups, the basis of the photo-polymerization method of employed (conventional polymerization technique and  soft-start  polymerization technique). The objects of the study also included the specimens of 18 extracted teeth. The analysis of the data indicates that employing the  soft-start  polymerization technique provides better integration of the composite material to the hard tissues of the tooth. This conclusion was best demonstrated in cases where the dentin was a connecting link in the chain  substrate-hybrid layer-composite .
%K composite materials
%K dental restoration
%K soft-start  polymerization.
%U http://www.ijbm.org/articles/2_3_Den1.pdf