title: [Instrumentation of root canal walls with Nd-YAG laser].
abstract: An in vitro study showed that it is possible to alter the surface morphology of root canals with a Nd-YAG Laser. S.E.M. and dye penetration photographs showed these changes in the canal surface morphology. In our opinion when an energy level of 15 IPS/1,5 W is used, the resulting changes are useful and of benefit in root canal treatment.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Zahnerhaltung, Parodontologie und Präventive Zahnheilkunde der Medizinischen Fakultät der RWTH Aachen.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gutknecht
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Behrens
mesh_terms: D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016369:Smear Layer
vernacular_title: Die Bearbeitung der Wurzelkanalwände mit dem Nd-YAG Laser.