Lasers in dentistry

HA Wigdor, JT Walsh Jr… - Lasers in surgery …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Since the development of the ruby laser by Maiman in 1960, there has been great interest
among dental practitioners, scientists, and patients to use this tool to make dental treatment …

The application of in vitro models to research on demineralization and remineralization of the teeth

DJ White - Advances in dental research, 1995 - journals.sagepub.com
Progress in in vivo and in situ experimentation has led many researchers to speculate as to
the relevance and importance of in vitro testing protocols in caries research. A …

Dentistry for the 21st century? Erbium: YAG laser for teeth

C Cozean, CJ ARCORIA, J PELAGALLI… - The Journal of the …, 1997 - Elsevier
The first dental laser for use in cutting human teeth in vivo was cleared by the Food and
Drug Administration for marketing in the United States. The authors explored, in summary …

Lasers effects on enamel for caries prevention

PA Ana, L Bachmann, DM Zezell - Laser physics, 2006 - Springer
The aim of this study was to ascertain whether laser irradiation is able to reduce caries
incidence. For this purpose, the effects of laser on enamel and on fluoride uptake were …

Caries-preventive effect of Er: YAG laser irradiation with or without water mist

M HOSSAIN, Y NAKAMURA, Y KIMURA… - Journal of clinical …, 2000 - liebertpub.com
Objective: This investigation was performed to evaluate the effect of Er: YAG laser irradiation
on the acquired acid resistance of sound dental hard tissues to artificial caries formation by …

Carbon dioxide laser in dental caries prevention

LKA Rodrigues, MN dos Santos, D Pereira, AV Assaf… - Journal of dentistry, 2004 - Elsevier
Objectives. To describe CO2 laser characteristics and to review the literature regarding its
effects on caries inhibition in enamel and dentin. Another aim of this review is to discuss the …

Increased fluoride uptake and acid resistance by CO2 laser-irradiation through topically applied fluoride on human enamel in vitro

SA Tepper, M Zehnder, GF Pajarola, PR Schmidlin - Journal of dentistry, 2004 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the current in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of CO2-laser
treatment immediately after applying amine fluoride solution on enamel. It was hypothesized …

A study on acquired acid resistance of enamel and dentin irradiated by Er, Cr: YSGG laser

M Hossain, Y Kimura, Y Nakamura… - Journal of clinical …, 2001 - liebertpub.com
Objective: This investigation was performed to evaluate the acid resistance of lased enamel
and dentin by Er, Cr: YSGG laser to artificial caries-like lesions by spectrophotometry, and …

CO2 Laser (10.6 μm) Parameters for Caries Prevention in Dental Enamel

M Esteves-Oliveira, DM Zezell, J Meister, R Franzen… - Caries …, 2009 - karger.com
Although CO2 laser irradiation can decrease enamel demineralisation, it has still not been
clarified which laser wavelength and which irradiation conditions represent the optimum …

The effects of argon laser irradiation on enamel decalcification: An in vivo study

AM Anderson, E Kao, M Gladwin, O Benli… - American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Enamel decalcification is a significant problem in orthodontic patients. The argon laser has
been shown to reduce decalcification during an acidic challenge in vitro. The purpose of this …