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Method for curing a dental composition using a light emitting diode

US6318996A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 5, 1999
Grant dateNov 20, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 5, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C19/004
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dental composition curing method and device for exposing a dental composition to a beam of radiation emitted by a light-emitting-diode (LED) positioned proximate the composition, LED radiation being more efficient than the conventional use of filtered white light or laser radiation.

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