Effect of low-energy laser application in the treatment of denture-induced mucosal lesions

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 256-264

  Marei, Mona K ^a   Abdel Meguid, Shadia H ^a   Mokhtar, Sherif A ^a   Rizk, Samia A ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTURE; HUMAN; JAW; LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPARATIVE DENTISTRY; STOMATITIS; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTURE REBASING; DENTURE, COMPLETE, LOWER; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; STOMATITIS, DENTURE; TISSUE CONDITIONING (DENTAL);

EID: 0031092952     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(97)70182-3     Document Type: Article

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