Effect of distance on the power density from two light guides

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 320-327

  Price, Richard B ^a   DÉrand, Tore ^b   Sedarous, Mary ^a   Andreou, Pantelis ^a   Loney, Robert W ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL SURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RADIOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LIGHT; LIGHTING; MATERIALS TESTING; RADIOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0141497567     PISSN: 14964155     EISSN: 17088240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2000.tb00241.x     Document Type: Article

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