Selective removal of carious dentin using a nanosecond pulsed laser with a wavelength of 6.02 &#956;m

Katsunori Ishii; Masayuki Saiki; Kenzo Yasuo; Kazuyo Yamamoto; Kazushi Yoshikawa; Kunio Awazu

doi:10.1117/12.854339

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18 May 2010 Selective removal of carious dentin using a nanosecond pulsed laser with a wavelength of 6.02 μm

Katsunori Ishii; Masayuki Saiki; Kenzo Yasuo; Kazuyo Yamamoto; Kazushi Yoshikawa; Kunio Awazu

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Proceedings Volume 7715, Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care II; 77153C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.854339
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2010, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

Conventional laser light sources for the treatment of a hard tissue in dental (Er:YAG laser, Er,Cr:YSGG laser and CO₂ laser etc.) are good for removal of caries. However these lasers cannot achieve to give a selective treatment effect for caries without a side effect for normal tissue. The objective of this study is to develop the less-invasive treatment technique of carious dentin by selective absorption effect using the laser with a wavelength of 6.02 μm which corresponds to an absorption peak of organic matters called amide 1 band. Mid-infrared nanosecond pulsed laser by difference-frequency generation was used for the experiment of selective treatment. A tunable wavelength range, pulse width and repetition rate is from 5.5 to 10 μm, 5 ns and Hz, respectively. The laser with a wavelength of 6.02 μm and predetermined energy parameters was irradiated to the plate of carious dentin model which is made by soaking in lactic acid solution. After laser irradiation, the surface and cross-sectional surface of samples were observed by a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Average power density about 15 W/cm² realized to excavate a demineralized region (carious dentin model) selectively in a SEM observation. In the same energy condition, serious side effect was not observed on the surface of normal dentin. A wavelength of 6.02 μm realizes a selective excavation of carious dentin. Using 6.02 μm is a novel and promising technique toward to next-generation dental treatment procedure for realizing MI.

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Katsunori Ishii, Masayuki Saiki, Kenzo Yasuo, Kazuyo Yamamoto, Kazushi Yoshikawa, and Kunio Awazu "Selective removal of carious dentin using a nanosecond pulsed laser with a wavelength of 6.02 μm", Proc. SPIE 7715, Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care II, 77153C (18 May 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.854339

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