• DocumentCode
    3068136
  • 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
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    June 30 2013-July 4 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600620
  • Filename
    6600620