William M Palin

Reader in Biomaterials, University of Birmingham, School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham

‘Let there be Light,’ and there was Light, but was it Enough? A Review of Modern Dental Light Curing

Modern dental material and light-curing technology developments are often based on improving convenience for the dental practitioner.

Advice for festive drinkers

A pH probe (PH0065, Jenway, UK) was attached to a pH meter (Ф40, Beckman, UK) and this was calibrated. Stock solutions of 0.1 N sodium hydroxide (NaOH) were prepared using NaOH pellets (VWR...

Low level light therapy (LLLT) for the treatment and management of dental and oral diseases

The application of light is routinely used by dentists, for example, in the curing (photopolymerization) of light-activated, resin-based restorations, caries detection and, more recently, ablative...