Lasers Med Sci. 2009 Jul; 24(4): 507-13He Z, Otsuki M, Sadr A, Tagami J The purpose of this study was to evaluate the acid resistance of erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) lased sub-surface dentin using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Dentin disks were exposed to a single pulse of Er:YAG laser irradiation at 80 mJ/pulse under water spray, … Continue reading »
Effect of Er:YAG laser treatment on the microstructure of the dentin/adhesive interface after acid-base challenge.
J Adhes Dent. 2007 Dec; 9(6): 513-20 Bakry AS, Sadr A, Inoue G, Otsuki M, Tagami J The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Er:YAG laser ablation on the microstructure of the dentin/adhesive interface after acid-base challenge in vitro.Thirty-two extracted third molars were used. One pair of disk-shaped specimens was obtained … Continue reading »
Analysis of Er:YAG lased dentin using attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared and X-ray diffraction techniques.
Dent Mater J. 2007 May; 26(3): 422-8Bakry AS, Sadr A, Takahashi H, Otsuki M, Tagami J The purpose of this study was to investigate the chemical characteristics of dentin after Er:YAG laser irradiation using various output energies with or without water irrigation. Analysis was carried out by means of attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared … Continue reading »
