Abstract: A numerical model is developed to predict zones of thermochemical tooth damage induced by laser radiation. Particular attention is devoted to pulp denaturation, enamel fracture and caries ...

Abstract: The response of living tissue to surgical lasers was studied numerically. An algorithm computed the crater boundaries formed by a single laser pulse and the thermochemical damage around this ...

Abstract: The mathematical model of the interaction between the radiation of pulsed CO2 lasers and tissue was revisited. Asymptotic calculations were employed to determine upper and lower bounds for the ...

Abstract: Experiments for the evaluation of the laser energy density required to induce burn threshold in biological tissue are presented. The results are compared with a theoretical model. The values ...