It is essential for any laser which will be used in the clinic by dentists to remove existing dental materials for this laser to be a viable replacement of the dental drill. There is however a concern about the thermal damage which a laser can cause due to the heat that is generated by the ablation of these materials. The ablation efficiency of the Er:YAG laser (/spl lambda/=2.94) on dental materials must allow for timely removal of amalgam and composite dental restorations. Here, results of the use of the Er:YAG laser on dental materials are presented. This report concentrates on this ablation and it's thermal effect on dental restorative materials with and without water spray.


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    Title :

    Dental material ablation with the Er:YAG laser


    Contributors:
    Wigdor, H. (author) / Walsh, J.T. (author) / Visuri, S.R. (author)

    Published in:

    Proceedings of LEOS'94 ; 2 ; 73-74 vol.2


    Publication date :

    1994-01-01


    Size :

    332340 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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