Influence of the Nd:YAG Laser Pulse Duration on the Temperature of Primary Enamel

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Types of pulse of Nd:YAG laser</td><td align="center">Average ± SD</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Short pulse (350 <i>μ</i>s)</td><td align="center">26.9 ± 12.8</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Long pulse (700 <i>μ</i>s)</td><td align="center">27.3 ± 11.3</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Extra long pulse (10.000 <i>μ</i>s)</td><td align="center">                             23.1 ± 7.7</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Temperature changes (°C) in specimens of primary enamel, during Nd:YAG laser irradiation.

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Table 1: Influence of the Nd:YAG Laser Pulse Duration on the Temperature of Primary Enamel 