Abstract:
:In root canal therapy, irrigating solutions are essential to assist in debridement and disinfection. Their spread and action is often restricted by canal anatomy, requiring some form of activation. Lasers have been shown to be promising tools for this purpose (laser-activated irrigation (LAI)). For LAI to be effective, high absorption of radiation in the irrigant is essential. Although the absorption spectrum of water is well established, little is known about the optical properties of other irrigating solutions. Therefore, root canal irrigants (sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), citric acid (CA), chlorhexidine (CHX), ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA), water) were subjected to UV/Vis spectrophotometry in the 300-3,000-nm region using synthetic quartz cells with an optical path length of 1 mm. Transmission data were used to plot the transmission spectrum and calculate the absorption coefficient (α) of each irrigant. The transmission spectra of the tested solutions proved to follow the spectrum of pure water to a large extent. All tested solutions displayed absorption peaks around 1,450 nm (α ≈ 14 cm(-1)), 1,950 nm (α > 30 cm(-1)), and above 2,500 nm (α > 30 cm(-1)). NaOCl showed higher absorption than water in the UV region. Slightly higher absorption than water was noted for CHX (Corsodyl) around 513 nm and for CA between 1,600 and 1,800 nm and around 2,200 nm. The absorption in all tested solutions for wavelengths greater than 2,500 nm is very high, meaning a great potential for laser-activated irrigation. Other wavelengths eligible for LAI are located around 1,450 and 2,000 nm but require further investigation.
journal_name
Lasers Med Scijournal_title
Lasers in medical scienceauthors
Meire MA,Poelman D,De Moor RJdoi
10.1007/s10103-013-1307-4subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-09-01 00:00:00pages
1557-62issue
5eissn
0268-8921issn
1435-604Xjournal_volume
29pub_type
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