Scattering of laser light directed onto the labial surface of extracted human upper central incisors

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 483-485

  Ikawa, Motohide ^a   Vongsavan, Noppakun ^b   Horiuchi, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INCISOR; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; METHODOLOGY; PERIODONTIUM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION SCATTERING; TOOTH; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP TEST; HUMANS; INCISOR; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PERIODONTIUM; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TOOTH;

EID: 0033154572     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-2399(99)80286-6     Document Type: Article

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