Journal of Lasers, Optics & Photonics

Cordeiro JM

Publications

• Research Article
  Comparison of Phosphoric Acid 37% and Er:YAG Laser Used to Prepare Dental Enamel Palatal Surface before Bonding Braces
  Author(s): Pinheiro LL, Pinheiro NL, Cavalcanti MFXB, Cordeiro JM, Marcos RL, dos Santos MT and Frigo LPinheiro LL, Pinheiro NL, Cavalcanti MFXB, Cordeiro JM, Marcos RL, dos Santos MT and Frigo L
  
  Background: Adhesion of braces to dental enamel is critical for orthodontic treatments, for that purpose, phosphoric acid has been used successfully to prepare dental enamel surface before bonding braces. ER:YAG laser has proved ability to do the same over buccal surfaces of dental enamel, but the increasing interest for lingual orthodontics leaded to the question whether ER:YAG laser can prepare equally palatal and buccal surfaces for bonding lingual braces. Material and methods: 15 teeth that were extracted for clinical purposes were microscopic electronic scanned (MES) before treatment, after phosphoric acid 37%, and after ER:YAG laser irradiated, images of buccal and palatal faces after each treatment were analyzed by image J software. Results: After all treatments enamel surfaces were mostly type 1, no statistical.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2469-410X.1000178

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