Acoustic microstreaming: Detection and measurement around ultrasonic scalers

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 626-631

  Khambay, B S ^a   Walmsley, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic microstreaming; Periodontal diseases therapy; Scaling instrumentation; Ultrasonics instrumentation

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW KINETICS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OSCILLOMETRY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOOTH PLAQUE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ACOUSTICS; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL SCALING; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OSCILLOMETRY; RHEOLOGY; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; WATER;

EID: 0033143483     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1999.70.6.626     Document Type: Article

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