Influence of water spray on Er:YAG ablation of hard dental tissues

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3192, Issue , 1997, Pages 82-87

  Majaron, Boris ^a   Šušterčič, Dušan ^a   Lukač, Matjaž ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dentin; Enamel; Er:YAG; Fiber tip; Laser ablation; Water spray

Indexed keywords

COOLING WATER; ERBIUM; LASER ABLATION; LASER PULSES; TISSUE;

DENTAL TISSUES;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

EID: 0031289695     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.297866     Document Type: Conference Paper

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7. Infrared radiometry of dental enamel during Er:YAG and Er:YSGG laser irradiation