The effect of working tip angulation on root substance removal using Er:YAG laser radiation: an in vitro study

• Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 220 - 226
• Main Authors: Folwaczny, Matthias, Thiele, Lidka, Mehl, Albert, Hickel, Reinhard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Copenhagen Munksgaard International Publishers 01.03.2001
• Subjects: Aluminum Silicates; Analysis of Variance; angulation; Dental Cementum - pathology; Dentin - pathology; Equipment Design; Er:YAG-laser; Erbium; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Laser Therapy; Linear Models; Microscopy, Confocal; periodontal; removal; Replica Techniques; Root Planing - instrumentation; Root Planing - methods; root-substance; Surface Properties; Tooth Root - pathology; working-tip; Yttrium

Objectives: The present investigation attempted to determine the amount of cementum and/or dentin removal with Er:YAG laser radiation, dependent on the angulation of a specially‐developed application tip. Material and methods: Subject of the study were 150 extracted incisors, canines, premolars, and...