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

Table 3

Power density calculated from integral value of spectra at 200–800 nm, 380–525 nm, and 430–490 nm (𝑛=5, mW/cm²).

Light-curing unit	Light guide/mode	200–800 nm	380–525 nm	430–490 nm
D-Lux 2000	Straight guide	790±54	728±41	509±28
		(100%)	(92.2%)	(64.4%)
	Turbo guide	1450±56	1336±51	940±37
		(100%)	(92.1%)	(64.8%)
Jetlite 3000	—	1016±57	966±56	613±32
		(100%)	(95.0%)	(60.3%)
Demi Plus	Straight guide	837±6	811±5	781±5
		(100%)	(96.9%)	(93.3%)
	Turbo guide	1997±58	1947±56	1881±55
		(100%)	(97.5%)	(94.1%)
Pencure	—	1275±18	1236±17	1139±16
		(100%)	(96.9%)	(89.3%)
G-Light Prima	Normal	2121±68	2068±66	1922±58
		(100%)	(97.5%)	(90.6%)
	F5	3334±85	3238±82	2991±75
		(100%)	(97.1%)	(89.7%)
	PH	2169±100	2112±100	1615±101
		(100%)	(97.3%)	(74.4%)
	PL	51±3	42±3	0.9±0
		(100%)	(82.3%)	(1.8%)
Bluephase G2	High	1528±27	1489±25	1215±29
		(100%)	(97.4%)	(79.5%)
	Low	839±5	815±7	563±18
		(100%)	(97.1%)	(67.1%)