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

Table 4

Displayed light output (Mean ± S.D.; mW/cm²) and percentage of the reduction from USR-45 (%) (𝑛=5).

	USR-45; (380–525 nm)	Bluephase Meter	Cure Rite	Curing Light Meter 105	Model 100 Optilux	Model L.E.D. Radiometer
D-Lux 2000	728±41^a	618±31^b	426±27^c	306±26^d	616±32^b	442±35^c
(Straight)	(100%)	(84.9%)	(58.5%)	(42.0%)	(84.6%)	(60.7%)
D-Lux 2000	1336±51^a	1316±94^b	682±64^d	690±42^d	980±27^c	710±42^d
(Turbo)	(100%)	(98.5%)	(51.0%)	(51.6%)	(73.4%)	(53.1%)
Jetlite 3000	966±56^a	730±25^b	543±42^c	456±13^d	688±48^b	526±37^cd
	(100%)	(75.6%)	(56.2%)	(47.2%)	(71.2%)	(54.5%)
Demi Plus	811±5^a	684±25^b	538±8^d	492±11^e	790±11^a	600±0^c
(Straignt)	(100%)	(84.3%)	(66.3%)	(60.7%)	(97.4%)	(74.0%)
Demi Plus	1947±56^a	1756±83^b	1395±21^c	1680±45^b	1000±0^∗d	1410±22^c
(Turbo)	(100%)	(90.2%)	(71.6%)	(86.3%)	(51.4%)	(72.4%)
Pencure	1236±17^a	868±26^d	917±17^c	830±35^d	1000±0^∗b	850±35^d
	(100%)	(70.2%)	(74.2%)	(67.1%)	(80.9%)	(68.8%)
G-Light Prima	2068±66^a	1702±72^b	2000±0^∗a	880±27^e	1000±0^∗d	1130±27^c
(Normal)	(100%)	(82.3%)	(96.7%)	(42.6%)	(48.4%)	(54.6%)
G-Light Prima	3238±82^a	2672±143^b	2000±0^∗d	2500±0^∗c	1000±0^∗e	1950±50^d
(F5 mode)	(100%)	(82.5%)	(61.8%)	(77.2%)	(30.9%)	(60.2%)
G-Light Prima	2112±100^a	1496±23	2000±0^∗b	800±0^e	1000±0^∗d	1010±22^d
(PH mode)	(100%)	(70.8%)	(94.7%)	(37.9%)	(47.3%)	(47.8%)
G-Light Prima	42±3^a	0±0^b	0±0^b	0±0^b	0±0^b	0±0^b
(PL mode)	(100%)	(0%)	(0%)	(0%)	(0%)	(0%)
Bluephase G2	1489±25^a	1312±71^b	870±3^e	970±27^d	1000±0^∗cd	1038±16^c
(High)	(100%)	(88.1%)	(58.4%)	(65.1%)	(67.2%)	(69.7%)
Bluephase G2	815±7^a	668±33^b	406±3^d	400±0^d	700±0^b	550±0^b
(Low)	(100%)	(82.0%)	(49.8%)	(49.1%)	(85.9%)	(67.5%)

Within the same row, different letters indicate groups that are statistically different (𝑃<0.05).
*Achieved to the highest limit of radiometer concerned.