Dentin ablation-rate measurements in endodontics witj HF and CO2 laser radiation

Mersini I. Makropoulou; Alexander A. Serafetinides; Marouan Khabbaz; Sotirios Sykaras; G. N. Tsikrikas

doi:10.1117/12.230332

19 January 1996 Dentin ablation-rate measurements in endodontics witj HF and CO₂ laser radiation

Mersini I. Makropoulou, Alexander A. Serafetinides, Marouan Khabbaz, Sotirios Sykaras, G. N. Tsikrikas

Proceedings Volume 2623, Medical Applications of Lasers III; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.230332
Event: BiOS Europe '95, 1995, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

Recent studies focused on the ability of the laser light to enlarge the root canal during the endodontic therapy. The aim of this research is the experimental and theoretical study of the ablation rate of two infrared laser wavelengths on dentin. Thirty freshly extracted human teeth were longitudinally sectioned at thicknesses ranged from 0.5 to 2 mm, and irradiated on the root canal dentin. The measured ablation rates in dentinal wall of the root canal showed that the HF laser at 2.9 micrometer can more effectively penetrate into the tissue, whereas the carbon dioxide laser at 10.6 micrometer leads to high thermal damage of the ablation crater surroundings.

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Mersini I. Makropoulou, Alexander A. Serafetinides, Marouan Khabbaz, Sotirios Sykaras, and G. N. Tsikrikas "Dentin ablation-rate measurements in endodontics witj HF and CO₂ laser radiation", Proc. SPIE 2623, Medical Applications of Lasers III, (19 January 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.230332

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