TY - JOUR
T1 - Holmium
T2 - YAG laser arthroscopy of the temporomandibular joint
AU - Hendler, Barry H.
AU - Gateno, Jaime
AU - Mooar, Pekka
AU - Sherk, Henry H.
PY - 1992/1/1
Y1 - 1992/1/1
N2 - A new pulsed midinfrared laser has become available for use in arthroscopic surgery of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). This article reviews holmium:YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser physics, its tissue effects, and reports initial experience with its use in TMJ arthroscopy. Because the Ho:YAG laser can precisely and rapidly resect cartilaginous tissues with only moderate necrosis, can function in a saline environment, and can be transmitted through conventional optical fibers, it has the potential of becoming a useful and adaptable system for TMJ arthroscopic surgery.
AB - A new pulsed midinfrared laser has become available for use in arthroscopic surgery of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). This article reviews holmium:YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser physics, its tissue effects, and reports initial experience with its use in TMJ arthroscopy. Because the Ho:YAG laser can precisely and rapidly resect cartilaginous tissues with only moderate necrosis, can function in a saline environment, and can be transmitted through conventional optical fibers, it has the potential of becoming a useful and adaptable system for TMJ arthroscopic surgery.
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U2 - 10.1016/0278-2391(92)90048-5
DO - 10.1016/0278-2391(92)90048-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 1506967
AN - SCOPUS:0026746051
SN - 0278-2391
VL - 50
SP - 931
EP - 934
JO - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
JF - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
IS - 9
ER -