Effect of Moving the Tip of the Light Curing Unit on the Irradiance Value Delivered
Bibliographic record
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of differences in the distances and radial positions of the tips of Light-Curing Units (LCU) on the irradiance values delivered. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four LCUs-Valo X, Emitter A, CuringPen, and Pinkwave were tested at different distances from the tip (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 mm) and radial displacements (2 and 4 mm East, West, North, South). The radiant power (mW) and emission spectrum (mW/nm) were measured using an integrating sphere with a 4 mm aperture. Calibrated irradiance beam profiles were recorded across the tip using a laser beam analyzer. Data were analyzed with a two-way ANOVA at a significance level of 5%. RESULTS: , p > 0.05). The Valo X emitted the most homogeneous beam profile, irrespective of the distance. CONCLUSION: Variations of 2 or 4 mm in the radial tip position negatively affected irradiance values from the LCUs tested. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The radial position and LCU choice can significantly affect the irradiance delivered.
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Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.002 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.003 | 0.000 |
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