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Lasers in Medical Science
Published in: Lasers in Medical Science 3/2013

01-05-2013 | Original Article

The influence of water/air cooling on collateral tissue damage using a diode laser with an innovative pulse design (micropulsed mode)—an in vitro study

Authors: F. Beer, W. Körpert, A. G. Buchmair, H. Passow, A. Meinl, P. Heimel, A. Moritz

Published in: Lasers in Medical Science | Issue 3/2013

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Abstract

Since the diode laser is a good compromise for the daily use in dental offices, finding usage in numerous dental indications (e.g., surgery, periodontics, and endodontics), the minimization of the collateral damage in laser surgery is important to improve the therapeutical outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of water/air cooling on the collateral thermal soft tissue damage of 980-nm diode laser incisions. A total of 36 mechanically executed laser cuts in pork liver were made with a 980-nm diode laser in micropulsed mode with three different settings of water/air cooling and examined by histological assessment to determine the area and size of carbonization, necrosis, and reversible tissue damage as well as incision depth and width. In our study, clearly the incision depth increased significantly under water/air cooling (270.9 versus 502.3 μm—test group 3) without significant changes of incision width. In test group 2, the total area of damage was significantly smaller than in the control group (in this group, the incision depth increases by 65 %). In test group 3, the total area of damage was significantly higher (incision depth increased by 85 %), but the bigger part of it represented a reversible tissue alteration leaving the amount of irreversible damage almost the same as in the control group. This first pilot study clearly shows that water/air cooling in vitro has an effect on collateral tissue damage. Further studies will have to verify, if the reduced collateral damage we have proved in this study can lead to accelerated wound healing. Reduction of collateral thermal damage after diode laser incisions is clinically relevant for promoted wound healing.
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Metadata
Title
The influence of water/air cooling on collateral tissue damage using a diode laser with an innovative pulse design (micropulsed mode)—an in vitro study
Authors
F. Beer
W. Körpert
A. G. Buchmair
H. Passow
A. Meinl
P. Heimel
A. Moritz
Publication date
01-05-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Lasers in Medical Science / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 0268-8921
Electronic ISSN: 1435-604X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-012-1186-0

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