Effects of Er:YAG laser irradiation and manipulation treatments on dentin components, part 2: energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry study

Luís Eduardo Silva Soares; Ana Maria Do Espirito Santo; Aldo Brugnera Jr.; Fátima Antonia Aparecida Zanin; Airton Abrahao Martin

doi:10.1117/1.3103287

1 March 2009 Effects of Er:YAG laser irradiation and manipulation treatments on dentin components, part 2: energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry study

Luís Eduardo Silva Soares, Ana Maria Do Espirito Santo, Aldo Brugnera Jr., Fátima Antonia Aparecida Zanin, Airton Abrahao Martin

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 14, Issue 2, 024002 (March 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3103287

Abstract

The effects of laser etching, decontamination, and storage treatments on dentin components were studied by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDXRF). Thirty bovine incisors were prepared to expose the dentin surface and then divided into two main groups based upon the decontamination process and storage procedure: autoclaved (group A, n=15) or stored in aqueous thymol solution (group B, n=15). The surfaces of the dentin slices were schematically divided into four areas, with each one corresponding to a treatment subgroup. The specimens were either etched with phosphoric acid (control subgroup) or irradiated with erbium-doped yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) laser (subgroups: I-80 mJ, II-120 mJ, and III-180 mJ). Samples were analyzed by micro-EDXRF, yielding three spectra for each area (before and after treatment). Surface mappings covering an area of 80×60 points with steps of 20 μm were also performed on selected specimens. The amount of Ca and P in group A specimens decreased significantly (P<0.05) after the acid etching and the Ca/P ratio increased (P<0.001). Er:YAG laser-etching using lower laser energies did not produce significant changes in dentin components. The mapping data support the hypothesis that acid etching on dentin produced a more chemically homogeneous surface and thus a more favorable surface for the diffusion of adhesive monomers.

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Luís Eduardo Silva Soares, Ana Maria Do Espirito Santo, Aldo Brugnera Jr., Fátima Antonia Aparecida Zanin, and Airton Abrahao Martin "Effects of Er:YAG laser irradiation and manipulation treatments on dentin components, part 2: energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry study," Journal of Biomedical Optics 14(2), 024002 (1 March 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3103287

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