A study on the processing of dental ceramic composites by using laser.
- Author:
Junho HWANG
1
;
Sung Min KWON
;
ChanWoo LEE
;
HyunDeok KIM
;
Im Sun KIM
;
Kyu Bok LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Dental ceramic composites; Laser processing; Picosecond laser; Femtosecond laser; CO2 laser
- MeSH: Carbon; Ceramics*; Dental Prosthesis; Hot Temperature; Lasers, Gas
- From:The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics 2019;57(1):1-7
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: PURPOSE: The laser processability of dental prosthesis is investigated using two ceramic composites, including 3M, Lava Ultimate and Ivoclar vivadent, IPS e.max. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The CO₂ laser, picosecond laser and femtosecond laser are used to assess the processing power of dental prosthetic materials Lava Ultimate and IPS e.max and the line processing shape was measured using a confocal microscope. RESULTS: The brittleness, carbonization and micro crack of the ceramic composite were influenced by heat accumulation of the material and could be controlled by the laser power and pulse time. CONCLUSION: In the case of CO₂ lasers, micro crack and carbonation occurred immediately, and in the picosecond laser processing, the micro cracks are partially improved, but the carbonization occurs continuously. Finally, we confirmed the high efficiency of laser processing with femtosecond laser. In particular, Lava Ultimate, a ceramic resin composite material, showed the best processability when processed using a femtosecond laser.
