Clinical applcation of water laser (Er,Cr:YSGG)

Park,  Jung-Hyun

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 56(7); 2018 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2018;56(7):385-390.
Published online July 31, 2018.

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Clinical applcation of water laser (Er,Cr:YSGG)

Jung-Hyun Park

BOA dental clinic

Abstract

Laser means "Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". Laser have unique characteristics according to wavelength. Wavelenth of Waterlase is 2780nm and it can be absorbed to water and hydroxyapatite. When laser is applied to some material, its temperature goes up due to laser's energy. But in dental treatment high temperature is not good for teeth. High temperature can make dental pulp and bone necrosis. Waterlase can be absorbed to water droplet, so when it burst, it can cut soft and hard tissue without raising temperature. so it is so proper to dental treatment.

Key Words: waterlase;laser dentistry;laser depigmentation;laser curretage;laser gingivectomy;dental laser;