Exposing Low-Cost Dental Curing Lights

The next time you’re at the dentist getting a light-cured “filling,” more accurately known as a photocured resin-based composite (RBC), you might want to take a peek at the brand name on the “blue light wand” they’re about to use. Unlike sterilization or x-ray equipment, there is no mandatory testing of dental curing lights used in dental offices and not all LED-based dental light-curing units (LCUs) are created equal.