Scanning ablation of dental hard tissue with Erbium laser radiation

M. Zeck; Hartmut Benthin; Thomas P. Ertl; G. K. Siebert; Gerhard J. Mueller

doi:10.1117/12.230320

19 January 1996 Scanning ablation of dental hard tissue with Erbium laser radiation

M. Zeck, Hartmut Benthin, Thomas P. Ertl, G. K. Siebert, Gerhard J. Mueller

Proceedings Volume 2623, Medical Applications of Lasers III; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.230320
Event: BiOS Europe '95, 1995, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

Pulsed laser radiation in the range of very high water absorption near 3 micrometer is well known to be effective for the ablation of dental hard tissues. However ablation quality is limited by thermal side effects if using higher pulse repetition rates. This paper presents qualitative and quantitative results of dentin and enamel ablation with a scanned laser beam (emission wavelength 2.94 micrometer) and simultaneously, use of spray cooling. It is known that ablation of enamel is more problematic because of the low content of water. It was observed that the creation of unwanted 'recrystallizations' depended on a complex dependence of spot size, energy density, quantity of spray cooling and pulse duration. 'Recrystallizations' can be prevented by using optimized parameters.

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M. Zeck, Hartmut Benthin, Thomas P. Ertl, G. K. Siebert, and Gerhard J. Mueller "Scanning ablation of dental hard tissue with Erbium laser radiation", Proc. SPIE 2623, Medical Applications of Lasers III, (19 January 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.230320

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