Studies on the removal of debris near the apical seats by Er:YAG laser and assessment with a fiberscope

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 255-261

  Matsuoka, Emi ^a   Kimura, Yuichi ^a   Matsumoto, Koukichi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTISTRY; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID STATE LASERS; SPECTROSCOPY;

APICAL SEATS; FIBERSCOPES; ROOT CANAL;

LASER SURGERY;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FIBEROSCOPE; HUMAN; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

EID: 0032192254     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.1998.16.255     Document Type: Article

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