Effects of 2.94 μm Er:YAG laser radiation on root surfaces treated in situ: A histological study

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 360-365

  Folwaczny, Matthias ^a   Benner, Klaus Ulrich ^a   Flasskamp, Barbara ^a   Mehl, Albert ^a   Hickel, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dental calculus prevention and control; Lasers therapeutic use; Periodontal pocket anatomy and histology; Tooth root anatomy and histology

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ALUMINUM SILICATE; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ERBIUM; YTTRIUM;

ALVEOLAR BONE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; ERBIUM YAG LASER; GINGIVA; HISTOLOGY; HISTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PERIODONTITIS; RADIATION ENERGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE; CADAVER; CANINE TOOTH; CEMENTUM; IMAGE PROCESSING; INCISOR; JAW; LASER; METHODOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; BICUSPID; CADAVER; COLORING AGENTS; CUSPID; DENTAL CEMENTUM; DENTAL SCALING; ERBIUM; GINGIVA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INCISOR; LASERS; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH ROOT; YTTRIUM;

EID: 0038505180     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2003.74.3.360     Document Type: Article

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