Depth of dentin modification induced by Nd:YAG laser irradiation

Alessandro S. Maciel; Marcela Leal Redigolo; Egberto Munin; Guilherme Paulo Escarpel de Mello; Marcos T. T. Pacheco

doi:10.1117/12.446502

26 October 2001 Depth of dentin modification induced by Nd:YAG laser irradiation

Alessandro S. Maciel, Marcela Leal Redigolo, Egberto Munin, Guilherme Paulo Escarpel de Mello, Marcos T. T. Pacheco

Proceedings Volume 4433, Laser-Tissue Interactions, Therapeutic Applications, and Photodynamic Therapy; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.446502
Event: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, 2001, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Ten human third molars were used in this in vitro study to analyze the depth of dentin modification induced by a Nd:YAG laser. This technique has been used as a procedure to treat dentin hypersensitivity to air and to mechanics stimulation. Five techniques of sample preparation were used in this work but just one of them preserves the area under study for observation. The samples were irradiated with 170mJ of energy per pulse and an average depth of 100 micrometers of modification of the dentin was observed under scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

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Alessandro S. Maciel, Marcela Leal Redigolo, Egberto Munin, Guilherme Paulo Escarpel de Mello, and Marcos T. T. Pacheco "Depth of dentin modification induced by Nd:YAG laser irradiation", Proc. SPIE 4433, Laser-Tissue Interactions, Therapeutic Applications, and Photodynamic Therapy, (26 October 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.446502

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