Effect of Emitted Wavelength and Light Guide Type on Irradiance Discrepancies in Hand-Held Dental Curing Radiometers

Table 2

Radiometers investigated in this study.

Radiometer; (Serial no.)	Manufacturer	Type	Measurable wavelength	Measurable output intensity
USR-45 (—)	Ushio, Tokyo, Japan	Labo-grade	200–800 nm	—
Bluephase Meter (005386)	Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein	Digital	380–515 nm	300–2500 mW/cm^2
Cure Rite (7781)	Dentsply Caulk, Milford, DE, USA	Digital	400–525 nm	<2000 mW/cm^2
Curing Light Meter 105 (4237/2009)	Rolence Enterprise, Chingli, Taiwan	Analogue	400–500 nm	<2500 mW/cm^2
Model 100 Optilux Radiometer (145975)	SDS Kerr, Middleton, WI, USA	Analogue	400–500 nm	<1000 mW/cm^2
Model L.E.D. Radiometer (79310406)	SDS Kerr, Middleton, WI, USA	Analogue	400–500 nm	<2000 mW/cm^2