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  1. When was the first working laser devise used? 2. what type of crystal was used? 3. What color was it?
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  1. 1960 2.Ruby Crystal 3. Red beam
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What is LASER an acronym for?

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Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

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What are the three terms used when comparing normal light with laser light?

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1.wavelength/color (multi/monochrome) 2.collimation 3.coherent

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Units of Measurement: wavelength

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NM

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Units of Measurement: pulse duration (3)

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US, PICO, NANO

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Units of Measurement: pulse repetition

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Hz

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Units of Measurement: ENERGY (2)

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J or MJ

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Units of Measurement: POWER (2)

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Average (W), Peak (W)

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Units of Measurement: Irradiated Area (2)

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cm^2 or mm^2

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Units of Measurement: Energy density

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J/cm^2

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Units of Measurement: Fluence

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J/cm^2

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Units of Measurement: POWER density

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W/cm^2

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Which type of emission is being described?: ENERGY ABSORPTION OF ELECTIONS (VIA ABSORBING A PHOTON), RESULTS IN AN ELECTRON REACHING AN EXCITED LEVEL, THEN THE ELECTRON FALLS BACK TO ORIGINAL STATE WITH THE EMISSION OF A PHOTON

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Spontaneous Emission

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Which type of Emission is being described?: SECOND PHOTON INTRODUCED BEFORE SPONTANEOUS FALL BACK OCCURS, RESULTS IN STIMULATED FALLBACK TO ORIGINAL LEVEL WITH THE STIMULATED RELEASE OF 2 PHOTONS

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Stimulated Emission

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What are the two properties of a photon in stimulated emission that make it the definition of a laser?

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the photons are IDENTICAL and COHERENT

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What principle is this describing? A THEORY THAT BUILDS OFF OF A SINGLE EPISODE OF STIMULATED
EMISSION, IF EACH OF THE TWO IDENTICAL PHOTONS LEAVING THE ATOM STIMULATE OTHER ATOMS TO EMIT AND SO ON….

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Avalanche Principle

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What is the term for this?: MORE ATOMS IN THEIR EXCITED STATE THAN IN THEIR GROUND STATE, THUS CREATED MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STIMULATED EMISSION TO OCCUR

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Population Inversion

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Whats the difference between ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation?

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Ionizing-electron breaks away from the atom. Non-ionizing-electron is just excited and stays with electron

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What parts of the ElectroMagnetic Spectrum do lasers operate?

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Visible and InfraRed

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What two parts of the ElectroMagnetic Spectrum do lasers use to work on Soft Tissue?

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Nd:YAG and Diodes = NEAR InfraRed….CO2 = Far InfraRed

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What part of the ElectroMagnetic Spectrum does a laser use to work on Hard Tissue?

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MID InfraRed

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What are the 3 main components to a Laser?

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1.Active Medium 2. Pumping Mechanism 3.Optical Resonator

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Which component of a laser gives the laser its generic name? What are some examples?

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The Active Medium…Erbium:YAG, Diode-semiconductor, CO2

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What are the two types of pumping mechanisms?

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  1. rapidly flashing lamp (free running lasers) 2.electrical current field (continuous wave lasers)
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What are the two Modes of Operation for a laser?
1.Continuous Wave 2.Pulsed
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Which Mode of Operation am I describing? The laser is activated and emission is constant.
Continuous Wave
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Which Mode of Operation am I describing? The laser energy is produced in very short pulses by a flash-lamp.
Free-Running Pulsed
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What are the 4 ways a laser can interact with tissue? Which is the ONLY interaction that is useful in dentistry?
RATS! 1.Reflection 2.Absorption 3.Transmission 4.Scatter.....ABSORPTION is the only interaction that can do work
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What are the three types of absorption that a laser has on tissue?
1.Thermal 2. Chemical 3.Acoustic
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What are the 4 CHROMOPHORES in the tissue that absorb laser light?
1.water 2.hemoglobin 3.melanin 4.carbonated hydroxyapatite
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What are the 2 main chromophores at work in HARD tissue?
Water and Carbonated Hydroxyapatite
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What are the 2 main chromophores at work in the soft tissue EPITHELIUM?
Water and Melanin
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What are the 3 chromophores at work in the soft tissue SUB-Epithelium?
1.Water 2.hemoglobin 3.OXY-hemoglobin
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Temperature effects on tissue- what happens at >37 deg C?
Hyperthermia
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Temperature effects on tissue- What happens at >50 deg C?
BACTERIA Inactivated
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Temperature effects on tissue- What happens at >60-90 deg C?
Coagulation and Irreversible PROTEIN DENATURATION
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Temperature effects on tissue- What happens at >100-150 deg C?
Vaporization
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Temperature effects on tissue- What happens at >200 deg C?
Carbonization
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Temperature effects on tissue- At 50 􏰃C, non-________ bacteria, including ________, are readily deactivated
non-SPORULATING...ANAEROBES
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To achieve hemostasis, a tissue temperature of ____ 􏰃C must be obtained.
60 degrees C
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For removal (excision) of healthy tissue, a temperature of at least ____ 􏰃C must be reached
100 C
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Did you know...soft tissue COAGULATIOn by ____ lasers is 10x more efficient than Erbium lasers
CO2
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Did you know....soft tissue ABLATION by CO2 lasers is 1,000x more efficient than _____ lasers
diode
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Did you know...InfraRed CO2 lasers at 10% absorption has 4x less _____ than Near InfraRed and 3x less ______ than Erbium
HEATING...HEATING
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Did you know..coagulation depth is PROPORTIONAL to ________ depth
absorption
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What is the RANGE for possible diameters of blood vessels in the SUB-Epithelium? What is the AVG?
21-40 micrometers...31 micrometers
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Which laser is most likely to cause wide spread tissue damage during coagulation?
Near-IR DIODE
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Which laser is highly accurate and efficient, but has poor coagulation efficiency?
Mid-IR Erbium lasers
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Which laser is highly efficient and accurate and has excellent coagulation?
CO2 laser
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A PROPERTY OF EM WAVES IN WHICH EACH WAVE IS OF THE SAME WAVELENGTH AND PRECISELY IN PHASE WITH EACH OTHER
Coherent
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A PROPERTY OF EM WAVES WHERE ALL THE WAVES ARE PARALLEL
Collimated
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Peak Power = what / what?
peak power = pulse energy (J) / pulse duration (s)
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Average Power = what / what?
avg power = pulse energy (J) / Pulse rate (Hz)
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Decreasing the diameter of a tip by 2x decreases the area working on by a factor of __x, therefore its a __x increase in the ______
4x...4x increase in the FLUENCE
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Safety-what is the definition of MPE?
Maximum Permissible Exposure-level of exposure without injury
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Safety-does focal magnification have an effect on eye injury from a laser?
YES...a 10^5 GAIN on the retina (1mW/cm^2 into eye = 100 W/cm^2 on the Retina!!!!!)
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What thickness of mask should be used for the plumes made?
0.1 micron thick

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