The safety and effectiveness of an Er:YAG laser for caries removal and cavity preparation in children

Medical Laser Application

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 215-222

  DenBesten, Pamela K ^a   White, Joel M ^a   Pelino, José E P ^a   Furnish, Guy ^b   Silveira, Anibal ^b   Parkins, Frederick M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care for children; Dental caries; Laser surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DRILL; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PULP;

EID: 0034813774     PISSN: 16151615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1615-1615-00025     Document Type: Article

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