Quantum Square Pulse Er:YAG Lasers in Clinical Practice
Mironov E, Mironova ZEr:YAG lasers are becoming increasingly popular in every day dental practice due to a higher level of patient acceptance and greater precision and procedure quality. There are many advantages over conventional mechanical preparations, such as lower increases in pulp temperature, less pain for the patient, less risk of secondary caries and improved strength of adhesion of the composite resin to dentin prepared by low-energy SSP Er:YAG laser pulses.
The ability tosetdifferent laser pulse durations represents a significant development that expands the versatility of Er:YAG dental lasers.
One of the recent advances in Er:YAG laser technology is the introduction of Quantum Square Pulse (QSP) technology. In QSP mode, low-energy, short pulses follow each other at an optimally fast rate, resulting in both higher efficiency and precision at the same time. Cavities made with QSP mode are sharp and well defined, with high surface quality as required for high bond strength.
