Potential preventive and therapeutic hard-tissue applications of CO2, Nd:YAG and argon lasers in dentistry: A review

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 196-207

  Gonzalez, Cesar D ^a   Zakariasen, Kenneth L ^a   Dederich, Douglas N ^a   Pruhs, Ronald J ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; NEODYMIUM; YTTRIUM;

CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; HEAT; HUMAN; INJURY; LASER; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PULP;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PULP; HEAT; HUMANS; LASERS; NEODYMIUM; TOOTH DISEASES; YTTRIUM;

EID: 0030135826     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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