Effects of Er:YAG laser in caries treatment: A clinical pilot study

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-38

  Keller, Ulrich ^a   Hibst, Raimund ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

caries therapy; clinical application; dentistry; laser; pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARIES; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030944439     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9101(1997)20:1<32::aid-lsm5>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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