Dental Curing Light and Your Eyesight.

Abstract

Light-activated materials are used in orthodontics for many purposes such as bonding of orthodontic brackets etc. However, these materials require high-irradiance blue light LED that is used are capable of polymerizing dental light-activated materials in less than 10 seconds. Despite the advantage over light activation time, high irradiance blue light is able to cause serious ocular damage. Thus, this short commentary will place the issues within dental curing lights and it health risks. Lastly, it will be present thoughts for future considerations in the field.

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Dr. Jyoti Rajbhar

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Dr. Jyoti Rajbhar (2019). Dental Curing Light and Your Eyesight.. International Journal of Dental Science and Innovative Research (IJDSIR), 2(1), 254-259. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-580550