Synergistic effect of Nd:YAG laser combined with fluoride varnish on inhibition of caries formation in dental pits and fissures in vitro

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 181-185

  Huang, Guay Fen ^a   Lan, Wan Hong ^a   Guo, Ming Kuang ^a,b   Chiang, Chun Pin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fluoride varnish; Nd:YAG laser; Polarized light microscopy

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; ENAMEL; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; MOLAR TOOTH; NEODYMIUM LASER; SURFACE PROPERTY;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL FISSURES; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HUMANS; LASERS;

EID: 0035013313     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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