title: The effect of lasers on dental hard tissues.
abstract: There is a quest to find a method to remove diseased and healthy dental hard tissues without the negative stimuli associated with dental handpieces. Today, lasers are being considered as a potential replacement. This report evaluates effects of three lasers on dentin and pulpal tissues. The Er:YAG laser appears to have a lesser thermal effect.
authors.affiliation: Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center, Wilson, Chicago 60640.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wigdor
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ashrafi
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000818:Animals; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003804:Dentin / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003809:Dentin, Secondary; D004285:Dogs; D004871:Erbium; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009354:Neodymium; D009804:Odontoblasts / Q000528:radiation effects; D015019:Yttrium
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D009354:Neodymium; D015019:Yttrium; D004871:Erbium