Caries selective ablation: effects of water cooling

Thomas Hennig; Peter Rechmann D.D.S.; Martin Abel

doi:10.1117/12.197592

23 December 1994 Caries selective ablation: effects of water cooling

Thomas Hennig, Peter Rechmann D.D.S., Martin Abel

Proceedings Volume 2327, Medical Applications of Lasers II; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.197592
Event: International Symposium on Biomedical Optics Europe '94, 1994, Lille, France

Abstract

The aim of the study was to describe the effects of different surrounding media -- water and air -- during application of a caries selective laser system on healthy dentin, the substance which should be preserved. Fluences used in this study were chosen with respect to the previously described ablation thresholds of healthy dentin. Fiber optics (0 400 micrometers , N.A. 0, 12) were used for transmission of the laser radiation. Luminescence emission was recorded time resolved in order to differentiate between fluorescence and plasma emission. Hot plasma seems to be rigorously reduced if the irradiation is performed under water. Scanning electron microscopical investigations were performed. Craters irradiated in air show cracks and signs of melting whereas crater walls after irradiation under water demonstrated rough surfaces and open dentinal tubules. Cracks did not occur if irradiation was performed in water. As long as water cooling is provided a Q-switched, frequency-doubled Alexandrite-laser providing fluences of 5 Jcm^-2 at the tooth surface does not produce hot plasma during the ablation of healthy dentin.

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Thomas Hennig, Peter Rechmann D.D.S., and Martin Abel "Caries selective ablation: effects of water cooling", Proc. SPIE 2327, Medical Applications of Lasers II, (23 December 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.197592

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