Title :
Ablation of carious dentin with a nanosecond pulsed laser at a wavelength of 5.85 micrometer-relationship between selectivity and hardness
Author :
Ishii, Kazuki ; Kita, Toshihiro ; Yoshikawa, Kenichi ; Yasuo, K. ; Yamamoto, Koji ; Awazu, Koichi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
Relationship between ablation depth and hardness in human carious dentin with a nanosecond pulsed laser at a wavelength of 5.85 μm was investigated for the selective removal of dental caries in minimal intervention dentistry.
Keywords :
dentistry; hardness; high-speed optical techniques; laser ablation; ablation depth; hardness; human carious dentin; minimal intervention dentistry; nanosecond pulsed laser ablation; wavelength 5.85 mum; Dentistry; Educational institutions; Laser ablation; Lesions; Pump lasers; Radiation effects;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600620
