Device for removing carious tooth material by laser light and us

Details Device for removing carious tooth material by laser light and us Device for removing carious tooth material by laser light and us

1994-08-19

1996-03-26

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Dentistry

Method or material for testing, treating, restoring, or...

433216, 606 3, 606 10, 606 13, A61C 500

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055015999

ABSTRACT:
A method of removing carious tooth material is effected by creating a laser light beam from a pulsed laser light source, and utilize a flexible light guide to direct the laser light beam as a light spot on carious tooth material of a tooth. The light source has a wavelength in the range from substantially 320 to 520 nm and the energy density per pulse in the light spot is substantially 0.14 to about 7.0 J/cm.sup.2.

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