Laser Induced Explosive Vapor and Cavitation Resulting in Effective Irrigation of the Root Canal. Part 1: A Visualization Study

Laser Induced Explosive Vapor and Cavitation Resulting in Effective Irrigation of the Root Canal. Part 1:
A Visualization Study

Jan Blanken, DDS,1{ Roeland Jozef Gentil De Moor, DDS, MSc, PhD,2*,{ Maarten Meire, DDS, MSc,2{
and Rudolf Verdaasdonk, PhD3{
1 Department of Dental Materials Sciences, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2 Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontology, Ghent Dental Laser Center, Dental School, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185/P8, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
3 Department of Medical Technology & Clinical Physics, University Medical Centre, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 41:514–519 (2009)