Fundamental interactions of lasers with dental hard tissues

Medical Laser Application

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 181-194

  Featherstone, John D B ^a   Fried, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries inhibition; Dental caries; Dental enamel; Lasers in dentistry

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CARBONIC ACID; HYDROXYAPATITE;

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; DEMINERALIZATION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; ENAMEL; ENERGY; HEAT; LASER; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT SCATTERING; REVIEW; TISSUE INTERACTION;

EID: 0034808859     PISSN: 16151615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1615-1615-00022     Document Type: Article

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