Avaliação de diferentes parâmetros para irradiação do esmalte dental com o laser de CO2 visando a redução da desmineralização / Evaluation of different CO2 laser parameters for inhibiting enamel demineralization in vitro

AUTOR(ES)

Marcella Esteves Oliveira

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

Although CO2 laser irradiation can decrease enamel demineralization, thermal damages to the surface are common side effects. The occurrence of fissures and cracks may compromise an in vivo application. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to find CO2 laser (?= 10.6 ?m) parameters resulting in maximum caries preventive effect with the lowest thermal damage. Three studies were carried out to systematically evaluate different laser parameters. In the first study five low fluencies of 0.1, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 and 0.6 J/cm2 combined with high repetition rates of 500, 154, 167, 182, 187 Hz, respectively and 10 ?s pulse duration were chosen for the experiments. After evaluating the parameter which resulted in the highest caries inhibition, a second study was conducted with five different pulse durations 5, 10, 20, 30 and 50 ?s combined with 0.3 J/cm2 fluence. Finally, a third study was conducted to evaluate which number of overlapping pulses of 0.3 J/cm2 fluence and 5 ?s duration, would result in the highest caries inhibition. For all of the three studies bovine enamel cubes, which had their surfaces polished, were used. After the laser treatment, the caries challenge was always the same, an 8-day pH-cycling regime. Demineralization was assessed by lesion depth measurements with a light polarized microscope. Additional demineralization assessments were performed for the second and third studies, using the method of quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF). Surface and cross-sectional morphological evaluations were accomplished with scanning electron microscope. Several laser groups resulted in statistically significant lower lesion depths than the control group (ANOVA, p<0.05). The highest inhibition was even higher than observed for the group treated with acidulated phosphate fluoride gel (1,23%) and was found for the irradiation with 0.3 J/cm2, 5 ?s and 2036 overlapped pulses. Morphologically, all of the groups resulted in no surface damages. In the present in vitro study irradiation with 0.3 J/cm2, 5 ?s, 226 Hz and 2036 overlapped pulses of CO2 laser increase enamel caries resistance without causing undesirable surface damage and excessive temperature rise.

ASSUNTO(S)

fluorescence desmineralização prevention prevenção qlf esmalte bovino laser de co2 laser de co2 fluorescência qlf cáries caries bovine enamel demineralization

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