Conditioning of tooth enamel surface by radiation of Nd:YAG and Ho:YAG lasers

Gregory B. Altshuler; Andrei V. Belikov; R. Slavichek; M. Traxler; Donald C. Hilgers; Dmitry M. Boutoussov

doi:10.1117/12.230331

19 January 1996 Conditioning of tooth enamel surface by radiation of Nd:YAG and Ho:YAG lasers

Gregory B. Altshuler, Andrei V. Belikov, R. Slavichek, M. Traxler, Donald C. Hilgers, Dmitry M. Boutoussov

Proceedings Volume 2623, Medical Applications of Lasers III; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.230331
Event: BiOS Europe '95, 1995, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

The structural changes in a human tooth enamel have been investigated by SEM method with action of submillisecond pulses of YAG:Nd and YAG:Cr;Tm;Ho lasers at the energy densities below the threshold of surface tissue ablation. The conditions of laser treatment leading to the essential increase of the acid resistance and microhardness of the intact enamel are defined. Influence of the laser radiation parameters on the acid resistance of the tooth crown in the pits and fissure area are investigated.

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Gregory B. Altshuler, Andrei V. Belikov, R. Slavichek, M. Traxler, Donald C. Hilgers, and Dmitry M. Boutoussov "Conditioning of tooth enamel surface by radiation of Nd:YAG and Ho:YAG lasers", Proc. SPIE 2623, Medical Applications of Lasers III, (19 January 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.230331

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