Artificial Caries Resistance in Enamel after Topical Fluoride Treatment and 445 nm Laser Irradiation

Figure 2

(a) Illustration of the temperature measurement test. The teeth crowns are mounted on a table containing heavy body silicone material and part of the crown is immersed in the water to allow heat conduction. (b) Infrared thermal image. An example thermal image for the maximum intrapulpal temperature recording for one of the samples. The circle represents the selected area of interest for recording the temperature at the pulp roof.

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