Effect of argon laser irradiation on instrumented root canal walls

Endodontics and Dental Traumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 26-30

  Harashima, T ^a   Takeda, F H ^a   Zhang, C ^a   Kimura, Y ^a   Matsumoto, K ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argon laser; Laser treatment; Root canal instrumentation; Root canal irrigation

Indexed keywords

ARGON;

ARTICLE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARGON; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SMEAR LAYER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0031990238     PISSN: 01092502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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