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Publication Metadata only Effects of the Nd : YAG laser, air-abrasion, and acid-etchant on filling materials(BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2006) TÜRKMEN, CAFER; Turkmen, C; Sazak, H; Gunday, MThe purpose of this study was to determine any inadvertent effects of the neodymium: yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser, air-abrasion, and ortho-phosphoric acid on some conventionally used dental filling materials [amalgam, composite resin, compomer, glass-ionomer cement (GIC), and ceromer], when they were used for purposes of margin etching and assessed according to standard enamel etching parameters using a total of five fillings. The surfaces of the filling materials were polished. One sample from each material group was exposed to laser (at 0.75 J, 15 pps) and air abrasion (with Al-oxide powder, 60 psi) for 2 s and to the 37% ortho-phosphoric acid for 60 s. The exposed materials were examined under Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). After laser treatment most specimens showed recrystallized areas, the GIC surface being the most affected. There were some pores and cavities on the amalgam surface following laser treatment. The abraded surfaces showed mechanical abrasions. The acid etchant showed the least effect. During the application of laser or air-abrasion, the adjacent tooth or filling surface must be protected or the dentist must be careful.Publication Metadata only Effect of CO2, Nd : YAG, and ArF excimer lasers on dentin morphology and pulp chamber temperature: An in vitro study(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2000) TÜRKMEN, CAFER; Turkmen, C; Gunday, M; Karacorlu, M; Basaran, BThis study compared the effect of three laser systems: CO2 (10.600 nm), Nd:YAG (1.064 nm), and ArF excimer (193 nm) Lasers on dentin hard tissue and on temperature increases of the pulp chamber. Sixty-six third molar teeth were used and randomly divided into three groups. A class I cavity was made to expose the dentin, and the pulp in the pulp chamber was removed via a hole bored in the cervical area. The pulp chamber was subsequently refilled with silicon grease, and a NiCr/NiSi thermocouple was inserted through the hole into the pulp chamber. The dentin surface was then lased for 30 s at the same settings (3 W, 2 mm spot size, 20 pps) with each laser. The average internal temperature increases were as follows: CO2, 37 degreesC; Nd: YAG, 28 degreesC; and ArF excimer, 1 degreesC. Scanning electron microscopy of the dentin in the occlusal cavity revealed extensive carbonization, isolated balls of recrystallized material, and the presence of smear layer at some dentinal tubule orifices for the CO2 and Nd:YAG lased teeth. Smear layer was also observed for the ArF excimer samples; however, they exhibited far less surface cavities than the others and seemed to undergo little morphological change on the dentin.Publication Metadata only A scanning electron microscopic study of external root resorption in replanted dog teeth(1995) TÜRKMEN, CAFER; Günday, M.; Sazak, H.; Türkmen, C.Root resorption after replantation of mature permanent dog incisors was examined by scanning electron microscopy. Three groups consisting of three extracted teeth each were kept in a saline solution for 5, 30, and 120 min before replantation. The first group was replanted with the pulp intact. The second and third groups were replanted after root canal filling by Calciobiotic Root Canal Sealer. After 90 days, the teeth were extracted and the apical root surfaces were examined. Severe inflammatory root resorption was observed in the first (intact pulp) group. For the root canal filled teeth, the degree of root resorption was observed to be much less in those kept in saline for 30 min than in those kept for 120 min.