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Hard Tissue Drilling Speed with the Er:YAG Laser MAX Mode

The latest technological breakthroughs incorporated in the third generation of Variable Square Pulse (VSP) erbium dental lasers involves the MAX laser mode for maximum optical drilling speeds. The objectives of this study were to make a comparison between the new erbium MAX laser mode and a mechanical handpiece to test their efficacy for apicectomy. In addition, the safety of the MAX mode was evaluated. Laser drilling speed on extracted human teeth was measured under different MAX laser mode (Fidelis Plus III, manufactured by Fotona d.d.) conditions and compared with the previously published drilling speeds of mechanical handpieces. Electron microscope pictures of the holes made in the hard dental tissue with the erbium MAX mode were also made. The treatment procedure with the Fidelis Plus III MAX erbium mode is 1.6 times faster than with a mechanical handpiece. The electron microscope pictures of the ablation holes made with the MAX erbium mode reveal no cracks or thermal damage to the ablated hard dental tissue. The latest generation erbium laser modes: the SSP (Super Short Pulse) mode for extremely fine and minimally invasive laser ablation ; and the MAX mode for maximum optical drilling speeds, offer superior alternatives to mechanical drills, are more precise and less invasive without sacrificing safety, ease-of use or operating speeds.

Er:YAG laser; MAX mode

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