Dental Curing Torch

Deepak Malanimalani.deepak@gmail.com

Jan 2013

Requirements

• Light– Wavelength: 450nm - 490nm (blue light)– Incident flux intensity: 1,000 mW/cm2

• Electrical– Recommended power rating: 3 - 5Watt– Cordless: Encapsulated Battery, Rechargeable– Timer control, 10 second beep indicator

• Safety– Eye protection for dentist

• Packaging– Medical Grade Plastic, Sterilizable

• Ergonomics– Reachability, Weight

LED BasedMectron Starlight Pro ($500)

[1] http://www.mectron.com/starlight-pro.451.0.html[2] http://www.kabdental.com/small-dental-equipment/curing-lights/bonart.htm

Halogen Light BasedKAB Dental ($300)

Contraption Device: Built with white board marker

LED BasedBill of Materials - $2 (Two dollars)

Note: Preliminary test with this device, show promising curing results