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| Publications [#147441] of Bruce M. Klitzman
Papers Published
- KD Sonntag, B Klitzman, EJ Burkes, J Hoke, J Moshonov, Pulpal response to cavity preparation with the Er:YAG and Mark III free electron lasers.,
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics, UNITED STATES, vol. 81 no. 6
(June, 1996),
pp. 695-702, ISSN 1079-2104
(last updated on 2007/01/02)
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the pulp response to class V cavity preparation with the use of the Er:YAG laser and free electron laser. STUDY DESIGN: Class V cavities were prepared in 133 teeth of four beagle dogs by one of three methods: (1) Er:YAG laser, (2) free electron laser, (3) high-speed handpiece. Treatment occurred at 1 hour, 1 day, 7 days, and 28 days. The teeth were removed and the pulp evaluated. Histologically, the data were evaluated with Mantel-Haenszel analysis. RESULTS: The Er:YAG laser, free electron laser, and handpiece treatment groups resulted in specimens with normal or mild pulp reactions in 36, 46, and 42 teeth, respectively; moderate or severe reactions were observed in 7, 1, and 1 teeth, respectively. No statistically significant difference in the pulp response to the three treatment modalities was observed. CONCLUSION: The pulp response to Er:YAG laser and free electron laser application would appear to be similar to the response from high-speed handpiece application.
Keywords:
Animals • Dental Cavity Preparation • Dental Pulp • Dogs • Lasers • Matched-Pair Analysis • adverse effects • adverse effects* • instrumentation • methods* • radiation effects*
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