title: Temperature change at the root surface when enlarging a root canal with a holmium: YAG (Ho:YAG) laser, using six different fiber-optic sizes.
abstract: This in vitro study was designed to determine if enlarging a canal with a holmium: YAG (Ho:YAG) laser (using six different-sized fiber-optic tips) would increase the change in temperature at the root surface and if fiber-optic tips spaced more closely would enlarge the canal more efficiently and consistently.
authors.affiliation: Dental Research, Essential Dental Laboratories Inc., South Hackensack, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Allan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Deutsch
authors.forename: Brett I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Barry Lee
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Musikant
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D003739:Dental Cementum / Q000503:physiopathology; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D006695:Holmium; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D055100:Optical Fibers; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013821:Thermometers; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015019:Yttrium
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D015019:Yttrium; D006695:Holmium