Effective laser ablation of enamel and dentine without thermal side effects

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 171-174

  Kohns, Peter ^a   Zhou, Ping ^a   Störmann, Reinhard ^a  

^a Optikzentrum NRW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Femtosecond laser pulses; Titanium:sapphire laser

Indexed keywords

DENTISTRY; ENAMELS; LASER ABLATION; SOLID STATE LASERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FEMTOSECOND LASER PULSES; TITANIUM SAPPHIRE LASERS;

DENTAL EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; DENTIN; ENAMEL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; HUMANS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 0031150154     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.4745457     Document Type: Article

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