Effects of water flow on dental hard tissue ablation using Er:YAG laser

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 139-144

  Kim, Mee Eun ^a,b   Jeoung, Deuk Jin ^b,c   Kim, Ki Suk ^a,b  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

^c Sae e Dental Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IRRADIATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS;

PULSE REPETITION RATES;

TISSUE;

WATER;

ARTICLE; DENTIN; DRILL; ENAMEL; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MOLAR TOOTH; NOISE; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0038515278     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454703321895581     Document Type: Article

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