title: Flexible waveguides for Er-YAG laser radiation delivery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering-Physical Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gannot
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schründer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dror
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inberg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ertl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tschepe
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Croitoru
mesh_terms: 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