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    Swpmn
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    Today I attended a Laser Dentistry overview presentation given by a highly respected clinician with long term involvement in laser dentistry. Presentation was very positive with regard to applications and mentioned all of the major manufacturers. Here’s what bothered me:

    1) Implication that Er,Cr:YSGG wavelength is superior to Er:YAG wavelength:

    2) Er,Cr:YSGG wavelength cuts one third faster than Er:YAG wavelength

    3)Er,Cr:YSGG wavelength facilitates hemostasis better than Er:YAG

    4)Er,Cr:YSGG is much more efficient for ablation of soft tissue than Er:YAG

    5)Er,Cr:YSGG wavelength ablates via a phenomenon termed as “Hydrophotonics”. The water spray with the Er,Cr:YSGG laser actually does some of the ablation. The Er:YAG laser only uses water spray as an irrigant, and to quote the speaker “Cuts like a hot poker”.

    Although the presentation was very positive, I felt bad as I looked around and saw the unknowing audience nodding their heads.

    But……………it wasn’t my party.

    Al

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    dkimmel
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    Allen are you over in Orlando this weekend???
    If so watch out for Katie she is running aound over there this weekend at the meeting…

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    Anonymous
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    Allen, can I be the 1st to guess who sponsored the speaker? :biggrin:

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