Treatment of tooth fracture by medium-energy CO sub(2) laser and DP-bioactive glass paste: the interaction of enamel and DP-bioactive glass paste during irradiation by CO sub(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: 01.03.2001
• Subjects: Absorption; Adhesive pastes; bioactive glass; Differential thermal analysis; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Gas lasers; Glass; Laser applications; Scanning electron microscopy; Thermogravimetric analysis; X ray diffraction analysis

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...