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Microleakage of resin-based sealants after Er:YAG laser conditioning

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The aim of this in vitro study was to investigate the effects of Er:YAG laser pretreatment procedures in fissure sealing. The fissures of 90 third molars were prepared in the mesial halves with Er:YAG laser (λ = 2,940 nm, 250 mJ/pulse, 4 Hz, fluence 32 J/cm2) and acid etched. They were randomly assigned to three groups, and the fissures in the distal halves were prepared differently according to the group: acid etching alone, bur and etching or Er:YAG laser alone. The fissures were sealed using Clinpro™ sealant (3M). The extent of microleakage was measured with a digital-image analyzer. The sealants prepared with Er:YAG laser alone displayed greater microleakage than the others (p < 0.05). Er:YAG laser irradiation does not eliminate the need for etching the enamel surface before sealing.

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  1. Department of Public Health, UFR Odontologie, 24 avenue des Diables Bleus, 06357, Nice cedex 4, France

    Laurence Lupi-Pégurier & Michèle Muller-Bolla

  2. Department of Conservative Dentistry, UFR Odontologie, 24 avenue des Diables Bleus, 06357, Nice cedex 4, France

    Marie-France Bertrand, Olivier Genovese & Jean-Paul Rocca

  3. Laboratory of Surfaces and Interfaces in Odontology, University of Nice—Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France

    Laurence Lupi-Pégurier, Marie-France Bertrand, Olivier Genovese, Jean-Paul Rocca & Michèle Muller-Bolla

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Lupi-Pégurier, L., Bertrand, MF., Genovese, O. et al. Microleakage of resin-based sealants after Er:YAG laser conditioning. Lasers Med Sci 22, 183–188 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-006-0437-3

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