Treatment of tooth fracture by medium-energy CO 2 laser and DP-bioactive glass paste: the interaction of enamel and DP-bioactive glass paste during irradiation by CO 2 laser

• Published in: Biomaterials Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 489 - 496
• Main Authors: Lin, Chun-Pin, Tseng, Ya-Chun, Lin, Feng-Huei, Liao, Jiunn-Der, Lan, Wan-Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2001
• Subjects: CO 2 laser; DP-bioactive glass; Enamel; Tooth fracture; DP-bioactive glass; Tooth fracture; Enamel; CO 2 laser

Acute trauma or trauma associated with occlusal disturbance can produce tooth crack or fracture. Although several methods are proposed to treat the defect, however, the prognosis is generally poor. If the fusion of a tooth fracture by laser is possible, it will offer an alternative to extraction or...