Removal of bacterial endotoxin from root surface with Er:YAG laser

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-5

  Folwaczny, Matthias ^a   Aggstaller, Hans ^a   Mehl, Albert ^a   Hickel, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; ERBIUM; YTTERBIUM;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TOOTH ROOT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECONTAMINATION; DENTAL SCALING; ENDOTOXINS; ERBIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; LASERS; TOOTH ROOT; YTTERBIUM;

EID: 0041519449     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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