Heat effect of pulsed Er:YAG laser radiation

Raimund Hibst; Ulrich Keller D.D.S.

doi:10.1117/12.17481

1 June 1990 Heat effect of pulsed Er:YAG laser radiation

Raimund Hibst, Ulrich Keller D.D.S.

Proceedings Volume 1200, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems II; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17481
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Pulsed Er:YAG laser radiation has been found to be effective for dental enamel and dentin removal. Damage to the surrounding hard tissue is little, but before testing the Er:YAG laser clinically for the preparation of cavities, possible effects on the soft tissue of the pulp must be known. In order to estimate pulp damage , temperature rise in dentin caused by the laser radiation was measured by a thermocouple. Additionally, temperature distributions were observed by means of a thermal imaging system. The heat effect of a single Er:YAG laser pulse is little and limited to the vicinity of the impact side. Because heat energy is added with each additional pulse , the temperature distribution depends not only on the radiant energy, but also on the number of pulses and the repetition rate. Both irradiation conditions can be found , making irreversible pulp damage either likely or unlikely. The experimental observations can be explained qualitatively by a simple model of the ablation process.

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Raimund Hibst and Ulrich Keller D.D.S. "Heat effect of pulsed Er:YAG laser radiation", Proc. SPIE 1200, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems II, (1 June 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17481

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