1. A method for curing polymerizable compositions with light from a light emitting diode (LED), wherein said compositions
have (i) a continuous wave curing profile exhibiting a characteristic maximum hardness and exhibiting a decline in hardness
values from said maximum hardness as the intensity of said light is increased; and (ii) a pulsed wave curing profile having
a characteristic maximum polymerization conversion and exhibiting a decline in conversion from said maximum polymerization
conversion with increased light intensity, said method comprising the steps of:
irradiating the polymerizable composition with light emitted by an LED; and
concurrently controlling the intensity of the LED light, such that the cured composition has a hardness of at least about
80% of said characteristic maximum hardness, and such that said polymerization conversion is at least about 80% of said characteristic
maximum polymerization conversion.
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