FLEXIBLE WAVE-GUIDES FOR ER-YAG LASER-RADIATION DELIVERY

Authors
GANNOT I SCHRUNDER S DROR J INBERG A ERTL T TSCHEPE J MULLER GJ
Citation
I. Gannot et al., FLEXIBLE WAVE-GUIDES FOR ER-YAG LASER-RADIATION DELIVERY, IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering, 42(10), 1995, pp. 967-972
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Biomedical
Journal title
IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189294
Volume
42
Issue
10
Year of publication
1995
Pages
967 - 972
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9294(1995)42:10<967:FWFELD>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Flexible plastic waveguides (FPW) were devised for the delivery of Er- YAG laser radiation, The FPW characteristics were studied under variou s conditions. In vitro studies were carried out to explore the drillin g procedure on extracted teeth and the FPW-tissue mutual effects, The results which were obtained proved that the FPW as a delivery device m ight be a substitute hand applicator for the pneumatic turbine for dri lling in teeth.