Effect of pulsed Nd:YAG laser irradiation on acid demineralization of enamel and dentin

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-108

  Hossain, Mozammal ^a   Nakamura, Yukio ^a   Kimura, Yuichi ^a   Yamada, Yoshishige ^a   Kawanaka, Takao ^a   Matsumoto, Koukichi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TREATMENT; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; PH EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY;

ACID DEMINERALIZATION;

ENAMELS;

ACID; CALCIUM ION; INK; LACTIC ACID;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; ENAMEL; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLAR TOOTH; NEODYMIUM LASER; PARAMETER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TOOTH DISEASE;

EID: 0035025912     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454701750285421     Document Type: Article

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