Abstract
This paper describes the handling evaluation (by a group of practice-based researchers, the PREP Panel) of a recently introduced Light Curing Unit (LCU), the
From Volume 42, Issue 7, September 2015 | Pages 674-679
This paper describes the handling evaluation (by a group of practice-based researchers, the PREP Panel) of a recently introduced Light Curing Unit (LCU), the
The importance of practice-based research has been emphasized by Mandel, who considered that ‘research is not only the silent partner in dental practice, it is the very scaffolding on which we build and sustain a practice’.1
A wide variety of research projects may be considered to be appropriate to general dental practice including, assessment of materials, devices and techniques, clinical trials of materials, assessment of treatment trends, and patient satisfaction with treatment.2 In this regard, the volume of clinical material seen in general dental practice makes dental practice an area of central importance in the assessment of new techniques, devices and materials, as success of a material, device or technique could be considered to be its performance in everyday use in a particular dentist's office.
Central to good performance of dental materials are, not only their physical properties, but also their ease of use, since it could be suggested that a device or material which handles easily will be more likely to produce an optimally performing restoration than one which is difficult to use. The assessment of the handling of a new device, in this case a Light Curing Unit (LCU) with novel features, is therefore of importance.
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