Er:YAG laser ablation of enamel and dentin of human teeth: Determination of ablation rates at various fluences and pulse repetition rates

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 625-630

  Li, Zhao‐Zhang ^a   Code, James E ^b   Van de Merwe, Willem P ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Er:YAG laser; human enamel dentin ablation; pulse repetition rates 2Hz 5Hz; SEM of dentin ablation; thermal effects

Indexed keywords

TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ARTICLE; DENTIN; ENAMEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIATION ENERGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL INJURY; TOOTH PULP;

DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; HUMAN; IN VITRO; LASER SURGERY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0026468219     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.1900120610     Document Type: Article

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