Copper vapour laser ID labelling on metal dentures and restorations

Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-22

  Ling, B C ^a   Nambiar, P ^b   Low, K S ^b   Lee, C K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c Fotontec Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Copper vapour laser; Forensic odontology; ID markings; Metal dentures and restorations

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; METAL;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CADAVER IDENTIFICATION; DENTURE; ENERGY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LASER; MICROCOMPUTER; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; VAPOR;

EID: 0037947512     PISSN: 0258414X     EISSN: 22196749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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