Journal articleThe Journal of prosthetic dentistry · June 1992
The purpose of this study was to observe tooth structure and pulpal temperature changes in extracted human teeth subjected to a pulsed Er:YAG (2.94 microns) laser. Two teeth were irradiated while dry and three teeth while moistened by a fine water mist. Wh ...
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Journal articleJournal of laser applications · June 1990
Past trials with soft and calcified tissues have demonstrated that long pulse train (2.5 mus) Er:YAG (2.94 mum) laser may be used to ablate tooth structure of human teeth. Determination of physical and thermal damage to surrounding tissue during removal o ...
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ConferenceAnnual Meeting Optical Society of America · 1988
The high-water absorption peak α at 2.94 µm (>10,000 cm−1, specific absorption depth of ~1 µm) makes exact spectroscopic measurements difficult ...
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