In vitro evaluation of surface characteristics comparing WaterLase (Biolase®) with tungsten carbide burs for composite removal: a pilot study

Alkandari Mohammed; Abela Stefan; Booth Alessandra; Bister Dirk

doi:10.2478/aoj-2022-0022

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Jan 2022)

In vitro evaluation of surface characteristics comparing WaterLase (Biolase®) with tungsten carbide burs for composite removal: a pilot study

Alkandari Mohammed,
Abela Stefan,
Booth Alessandra,
Bister Dirk

Affiliations

Alkandari Mohammed: Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Abela Stefan: Department of Oral Health, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK, Private Practice, London and Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK
Booth Alessandra: Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London, UK
Bister Dirk: Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London, UK

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2022-0022
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 38, no. 2
pp. 194 – 201

Abstract

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The present ex-vivo study was designed to evaluate the surface roughness and analyse potential adhesive remnants on the enamel surface after composite removal using either an Er:YSGG WaterLase (WL) (Biolase®, Irvine, CA, USA) or a tungsten carbide (TC) bur (Alston, England, UK).

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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