Post-operative symptoms and healing after endodontic treatment of infected teeth using pulsed Nd:YAG laser

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 68-72

  Koba, K ^a   Kimura, Y ^a   Matsumoto, K ^a   Watanabe, H ^a   Shinoki, T ^a   Kojy, R ^a   Ito, M ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laser treatment; Post operative pain; Root canal treatment

Indexed keywords

NEODYMIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DENTAL PULP TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEODYMIUM; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 0033112113     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.1999.tb00756.x     Document Type: Article

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