Laser Conditioning of Enamel with the Erbium YAG and the CO2 Laser.Bond Strength and Surface Structure

Lorenz M. Brauchli^1*, Andrea Schramm², Christiane Senn³, Judith Ball⁴ and Andrea Wichelhaus⁵

¹DMD, Assistant Professor, Orthodontic Department, University of Basel, Switzerland

²Undergraduate Student, Orthodontic Department, University of Basel, Switzerland

³Dipl. Ing., Orthodontic Department, University of Basel, Switzerland

⁴DMD, Assistant Professor, Orthodontic Department, University of Basel, Switzerland

⁵DMD, Professor and Chairperson, Orthodontic Department, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, Germany