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2thlaserSpectatorGood try Ron. Boy I had a tough one today too! did a laser root canal on a broken #7, came out great, but what a job to restore. Is there a way we can post our photos on this board also?
Mark
AnonymousGuestQUOTEQuote: from 2thlaser on 5:38 pm on Nov. 13, 2002
Is there a way we can post our photos on this board also?
MarkWorking on that. Downloaded a hack and thought I had it working . Note quite there yet. Hopefully soon.
Robert Gregg DDSSpectatorNice attempt Ron–
Now,
Believe it or not, we’ve been using pulsed Nd:YAGs with the tough quartz glass fiber-optic you all use with the diodes to remove cement around silver points and posts. The misnomer is that pulsed Nd:YAGs are soft tissue only. They were first developed for hard tissue.
We really have several laser in one device–just can’t cut preps like Mark is doing.
Just an FYI.
Bob
gwmilicichSpectatorRon
Out of interest, I had a similar case, and I know this is a laser forum, but I succeeded using a 0.0011″ AA tip. AA tends to selectively target the cement because the cement cuts easier than dentin.Conversely, I have found some cements do not cut at all well with the Waterlase. Probably because some of them have low water absorption for the frequency to work on. I have found GIC’s a general no go. They spark intensely (probably due to the aluminium or strontium content).
I am finding I now bounce backwards and forwards between AA and the laser, depending on what I am trying to acheive. I have found the two modalities complimentary and in some areas they overlap, so in these situations I use the laser coz I am still a newbie with it and am having heaps of fun. (Plus the patients love the wow factor. Most of my regulars are always teasing me regarding what new toy I might have next year. None are toys, but I would hate to have to go back to my pre Hitech days.)
Cheers
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