Er:YAG laser delivery systems and sonic-activated bulk composite restoration: sculpturing and microleakage evaluation
2014
Abstract
The comparison of tissue quality and its restoration after contact, non-contact, and non-contact scanned Er:YAG (2940 nm) laser radiation ablation was evaluated. Laser setting for contact ablation was 250 mJ/pulse, pulse repetition rate 15 Hz, average power 3.75 W.
For non-contact ablation these values were 600 mJ/pulse, 6 Hz, 3.6 W. All cavities were filled by sonic activated composite resin.
Microleakage was assessed quantitatively by the degree of dye penetration. Cavity prepared by contact mode with sonic-activated composite filling protects microleakage formation.