Tabla De Contenido; Technical Description; Description; Introduction - KERR OPTILUX Manual Del Usuario

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Page
1. DESCRIPTION 3
2. INTRODUCTION 3
3. GLOSSARY AND
ABBREVIATIONS 3
4. SPECIFICATIONS
AND EQUIPMENT CLASS 4
5. NEED FOR RADIOMETER 5
6. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 6
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
7. ADDITIONAL SAFETY 7
PRECAUTIONS
8. OPERATION 7
9. CALIBRATION 13
10. MAINTENANCE 13
11. CLEANING 14
12. LIABILITY 14
13. WARRANTY 15
14. ACCESSORIES 15
15. FIGURES/PHOTOGRAPHS 105
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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

1.

DESCRIPTION

The Optilux Radiometer is an accessory
instrument intended to measure the visible light
output of a powered polymerisation activator
(visible curing unit).
2.

INTRODUCTION

Visible light cured dental restorative materials,
commonly called "composites" are hardened
only by light in the blue portion of the visible
spectrum (Figure 1). The wavelength range for
activation is 400 to 500 nanometers which
includes the blue spectrum and a portion of the
violet. Light outside this range, including the
ultraviolet (below 400 nanometers) and green,
yellow, red, and infrared (above
nanometers) does not cure composites. Many
curing lights used in dentistry emit energy
outside the curing range which contributes only
to heat or glare generated at the curing site.
The Optilux Radiometer is designed
measure only useful curing light energy and to
be insensitive to energy outside the useful
range.
3.

GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS

Visible light energy can be defined by two
parameters: The portion of the spectrum it is
comprised of (nm) and the quantity of energy
within that defined spectrum (mW).
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