| Literature DB >> 28450757 |
Jamison Jew1, Kenneth H Chan1, Cynthia L Darling1, Daniel Fried1.
Abstract
Selective removal of caries lesions with high precision is best accomplished using lasers operating at high pulse repetition rates utilizing small spot sizes. Conventional flash-lamp pumped Er:YAG lasers are poorly suited for this purpose, but new diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) Er:YAG lasers have become available operating at high pulse repetition rates. Microradiography was used to determine the mineral content of the demineralized dentin of 200-μm thick sections with natural caries lesions prior to laser ablation. The purpose of this study was to explore the use of a DPSS Er:YAG laser for the selective removal of demineralized dentin and natural occlusal lesions on extracted teeth.Entities:
Keywords: Er:YAG laser; dental caries; near-IR imaging; selective laser ablation
Year: 2017 PMID: 28450757 PMCID: PMC5404413 DOI: 10.1117/12.2256728
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng ISSN: 0277-786X