The use of a laser for debridement of incipient caries

Myers, Terry; Myers, William D.

doi:10.1016/0022-3913(85)90155-6

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“…This technique may be useful for sealing pits and fissures and producing a physicochemical alteration in the enamel for the prevention o f dental caries. Myers and Myers [1985] showed that a YAG laser has the potential to remove organic and inorganic debris from the pits and fissures without causing either pulpal or enamel in jury. The present study showed that cleaning with laser irra diation was more effective in removing the pit and fissure contents than the mechanical and chemicomechanical methods.…”

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“…50% H ,P04, 1 /V NaOH and 10% NaOCl and/or an ultrasonic cleaner to clean pits and fissures. Myers and Myers [1985] suggested that prior to sealant therapy, it is possible to debride pits and fissures with a YAG laser to remove organic and inorganic debris. It is thus necessary to reach the depth of pits and fissures using laser irradiation in order to remove the fissure contents and to strengthen the enamel of the pits and fis sures without altcrating the shape and structure of the fis sures.…”

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The Effect of Normal Pulsed Nd-YAG Laser Irradiation on Pits and Fissures in Human Teeth

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Tagomori²

1994

Caries Res

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The effects of normal pulsed Nd-YAG laser irradiation on the acid resistance of human dental enamel of pits and fissures, the cleaning of the pit and fissure contents and fluoride uptake into deep pits and fissures were examined. The acid resistance of the pit and fissure enamel was evaluated by the amount of dissolved calcium per square millimeter of the surface area. The pit and fissure enamel treated with laser irradiation obtained an acid resistance 30% higher than that of the unlased controls. The cleaning effect of laser irradiation on the pit and fissure contents was compared with chemicomechanical and mechanical methods. The laser irradiation was found to clean the pits and fissures to a greater depth without alterating the shape of pits and fissures, compared with the other two methods. The distribution of calcium, phosphorus and fluoride in the enamel of the pits and fissures was then measured by electron probe microanalyzer. At the entrance and in the deep part of the pits and fissures, the fluoride content of the enamel treated with acidulated phosphate fluoride after laser irradiation was higher than that of the enamel treated with acidulated phosphate fluoride alone. These results thus suggest that Nd-YAG laser irradiation might be effective in increasing the acid resistance of the pit and fissure enamel, while removing the pit and fissure debris contents and increasing the fluoride uptake into the pit and fissure enamel.

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The Effect of Normal Pulsed Nd-YAG Laser Irradiation on Pits and Fissures in Human Teeth

Bahar

Tagomori²

1994

Caries Res

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“…Walsh and Perkins 12 demonstrated the technique for enamel fusion using CO 2 laser has potential application for sealing pits and fissures and producing physico chemical alterations in enamel which may have preventive benefits. Preliminary findings by Myers 6 showed that the YAG laser has the potential to remove organic and inorganic debris from pits and fissures without causing pulpal or enamel injury due to minimal laser energy.…”

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“…Prior to the sealant therapy, it is also possible to clean up a pit and fissure with the YAG laser to remove organic and inorganic debris. 6 Most of researcher investigated the effect of laser irradiation in the smooth surface of enamel. The prevention of pits and fissures caries has become relatively important to be investigated.…”

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“…Myers & Myers used a pulsed YAG laser beam on the technique effectively vaporized the organic and debris. 6 In reaching the depth of pit and fissure using laser irradiation is needed in order to remove fissure of the contents and to facilitate direct penetration without any alterations of size and shape of the fissure. There is no detailed study has been reported yet concerned about the effectiveness of laser irradiation through pits and fissures.…”

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