Hard dental tissues laser welding: a new help for fractured teeth? A preliminary ex vivo study.

Conclusion: This ex vivo preliminary study, based on the enamel and dentine welding obtained by a 1070 nm pulsed fiber laser associated to the hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, may represent a new and original approach for the treatment of the fractured teeth, even if further studies will be necessary to confirm these results. PMID: 30087529 [PubMed]
Source: Laser Therapy - Category: Laser Surgery Tags: Laser Ther Source Type: research