Flexible waveguides for Er-YAG laser radiation delivery.
Flexible plastic waveguides (FPW) were devised for the delivery of Er-YAG laser radiation. The FPW characteristics were studied under various conditions. In vitro studies were carried out to explore the drilling procedure on extracted teeth and the FPW-tissue mutual effects. The results which were obtained proved that the FPW as a delivery device might be a substitute hand applicator for the pneumatic turbine for drilling in teeth.
Gannot
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Department of Electrical Engineering-Physical Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Schründer
S
S
Dror
J
J
Inberg
A
A
Ertl
T
T
Tschepe
J
J
Müller
G J
GJ
Croitoru
N
N
D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation; D003762:Dental Instruments; D004867:Equipment Design; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature