Effect of dentin hardness on ablation rate with Er:YAG laser

• Published in: Photomedicine and laser surgery Vol. 27; no. 3; p. 395
• Main Authors: Osuka, Keigo, Amagai, Tetsuya, Kukidome, Nobuyuki, Takase, Yasuaki, Aida, Shigeo, Hirai, Yoshito
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2009
• Subjects: Animals; Cattle; Dentin - radiation effects; Hardness; Laser Therapy - instrumentation; Laser Therapy - methods; Lasers, Solid-State - therapeutic use; Models, Animal

This study used artificially demineralized bovine dentin to ascertain the effect of hardness of demineralized dentin on ablation rate with the Er:YAG laser. Before restoration of carious teeth, it is necessary to ablate any infected dentin that cannot be remineralized due to softening by the invadin...