Multiple-pulse irradiation of dental hard tissues at CO2 laser wavelengths

Daniel Fried; Richard E. Glena; John D. B. Featherstone; Wolf D. Seka

doi:10.1117/12.207455

1 May 1995 Multiple-pulse irradiation of dental hard tissues at CO₂ laser wavelengths

Daniel Fried, Richard E. Glena, John D. B. Featherstone, Wolf D. Seka

Proceedings Volume 2394, Lasers in Dentistry; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.207455
Event: Photonics West '95, 1995, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Surface temperatures were monitored using pulsed photothermal radiometry (PPTR) during multiple pulse carbon dioxide laser irradiation ((lambda) equals 9.3, 9.6, 10.3 and 10.6 micrometers ). Permanent changes in the optical properties (reflectance and absorption) were observed at fluences greater than 2 J/cm² for dentin and 5 J/cm² for enamel. The laser irradiation changes the thermal and the optical properties of these tissues, substantially changing the energy deposition for subsequent laser pulses. The temperature response of enamel and dentin and the reflectance of dentin changed considerably with successive laser pulses. After 10 to 50 pulses the surface stabilized and no further changes were noted. Scanning electron micrographs of the laser conditioned surfaces showed large crystals of modified hydroxyapatite (approximately equals 500 nm) devoid of the organic matrix. Presumably, the water and the interwoven biopolymer matrix had been carbonized nd vaporized. Caries inhibition measurements after multiple pulse irradiation of enamel indicate that the stable laser conditioned surface is more resistant to acid dissolution than untreated enamel.

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Daniel Fried, Richard E. Glena, John D. B. Featherstone, and Wolf D. Seka "Multiple-pulse irradiation of dental hard tissues at CO₂ laser wavelengths", Proc. SPIE 2394, Lasers in Dentistry, (1 May 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.207455

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