Preliminary investigation of a novel carbon dioxide laser for applications in dentistry

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 262-269

  Whitters, C John ^a   Strang, Ronald ^a  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental bonding; Hard tissue ablation; Pulp safety; Pulp temperature; Pulsed dental laser

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTISTRY; ENAMEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR RATE; TEMPERATURE; TOOTH PULP;

ACRYLIC RESINS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PULP; HUMANS; LASERS;

EID: 0034114550     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(2000)26:3<262::AID-LSM3>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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