Scanning electron microscopic and energy dispersive spectrometric investigations on the effect of XeCl excimer laser on human dentin with smear layer

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1003-1009

  Pradeep Kumar, A R ^a,c   Subba Rao, C V ^a   Parameswaran, A ^a   Kishen, A ^b   Lim, C S ^b  

^a Madras Dental College   (India)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Dentin; Excimer; Laser; SEM; Spectroscopy; XeCl

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORINE; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; XENON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MOLAR TOOTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CALCIUM; CHLORINE; DENTIN; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MAGNESIUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLAR; PHOSPHORUS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; XENON;

EID: 0036780435     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2002.00973.x     Document Type: Article

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