Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 57, Issue 5, 051402(2020)

Ultra-Fast Laser Milling Technology for VITA MARK II Dental Glass Ceramics

Peixin Hu1,2, Lu Yao1,2, Qitao Lü2,3, Encai Ji3, Zilin Nie2, and Zhengdi He2、*
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  • 1College of Applied Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Laser Intelligent Manufacturing in Digital Dentistry, Sino-German College of Intelligent Manufacturing, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518118, China
  • 3Department of Light Source Unit, Han's Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, China
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    VITA MARK II, a commonly used dental glass ceramic material, is typically milled using a 5-W infrared femtosecond laser. The effects of ultra-fast laser process parameters on milling efficiency and milling effects are systematically studied, and the 20-W infrared femtosecond laser prepared for future test prototype is estimated using the experimental results of 5-W infrared femtosecond laser. The experimental results show that the milling efficiency of the 5-W infrared femtosecond laser on VITA MARK II ceramics is 0.0409 mm 3/s when the laser repetition frequency is 100 kHz, the scanning speed is 200 mm/s, and the scanning interval is 0.01 mm. The roughness of VITA MARK II ceramics treated by femtosecond laser is ranged within 3--5 μm, the margin gap is approximately 50 μm, and the slope quantity is within 100 μm. The laser cutting threshold of VITA MARK II dental glass ceramics is 0.72 J/cm 2. It is estimated that the milling efficiency of 20-W infrared femtosecond laser on VITA MARK II ceramics would be 0.1558 mm 3/s. Therefore, this experiment demonstrates the feasibility and effectiveness of laser cutting dental glass ceramics, providing a reference for the construction of the test prototype.

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    Peixin Hu, Lu Yao, Qitao Lü, Encai Ji, Zilin Nie, Zhengdi He. Ultra-Fast Laser Milling Technology for VITA MARK II Dental Glass Ceramics[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(5): 051402

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jul. 16, 2019

    Accepted: Sep. 6, 2019

    Published Online: Mar. 5, 2020

    The Author Email: He Zhengdi (1810411003@email.szu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP57.051402

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