Laser Induced Explosive Vapor and Cavitation Resulting in Effective Irrigation of the Root Canal. Part 2: Evaluation of the Efficacy

Laser Induced Explosive Vapor and Cavitation Resulting in Effective Irrigation of the Root Canal. Part 2: Evaluation of the Efficacy

Roeland Jozef Gentil De Moor, DDS, MSc, PhD,1* Jan Blanken, DDS,2{ Maarten Meire, DDS, MSc,1
and Rudolf Verdaasdonk, PhD3
1 Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontology, Ghent Dental Laser Center, Dental School, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
2 Department of Dental Materials Sciences, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
3 Department of Medical Technology & Clinical Physics, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, the Netherlands
{Assistant professor.
*Correspondence to: Roeland Jozef Gentil De Moor, DDS, MSc, PhD, Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontology, Dental School, Ghent University, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185/P8, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 41:520–523 (2009)