Experimental studies of the application of the Er:YAG laser on dental hard substances: I. Measurement of the ablation rate
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
- Vol. 9 (4) , 338-344
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lsm.1900090405
Abstract
Up to now lasers have not achieved any practical importance in dentistry for drilling teeth because of considerable damage to the surrounding tissue. We studied the application of pulsed 2.94 μm Er:YAG laser radiation in vitro on extracted teeth to remove enamel, dentin, and carious lesions. The depth and diameter of laser‐drilled holes were measured as a function of pulse number and radiant exposure. The tissue removal is very effective both for dentin and enamel.Keywords
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