Effects of KrF excimer laser irradiation on human dental enamel

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 321-334

  Hashiguchi, Kunio ^a   Hashimoto, Kenji ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dental enamel; Excimer laser; Tricalcium phosphate; UV absorption

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE; ALPHA-TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE MONOBASIC; DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE ANHYDROUS; TETRACALCIUM PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENAMEL; HUMAN; LASER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; DENTAL ENAMEL; HUMANS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SURFACE PROPERTIES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0034154790     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj1936.76.6_321     Document Type: Article

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