The effects of argon laser irradiation on enamel decalcification: An in vivo study

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 251-259

  Anderson, Anissa Monseau ^a   Kao, Elizabeth ^b   Gladwin, Marcia ^b   Benli, Onem ^c   Ngan, Peter ^b  

^a West Virginia University ^*

^b West Virginia University School of Dentistry   (United States)

^c School of Dentistry   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORIC ACID; ARGON; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; PUMICE; SILICATE; STAINLESS STEEL; TOOTH CEMENT; ZINC POLYACRYLATE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENAMEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; IN VIVO STUDY; IRRADIATION; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MICROSCOPY; ORTHODONTICS; POLARIZATION; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RECORDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; CEMENTATION; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL ACID ETCHING; IMAGE PROCESSING; LASER; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PATHOLOGY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STATISTICS; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARGON; BICUSPID; CEMENTATION; DENTAL CEMENTS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL SOLUBILITY; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; SILICATES; STAINLESS STEEL; STATISTICS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 0036716271     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mod.2002.126596     Document Type: Article

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