Ablation of composite resins using Er:YAG laser - Comparison with enamel and dentin

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 132-139

  Lizarelli, Rosane de F Z ^a   Moriyama, Lilian T ^a   Bagnato, Vanderlei S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ablation; Composite resin; Dentin; Enamel; Er:YAG laser

Indexed keywords

RESIN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; DENTISTRY; ENAMEL; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; MOLAR TOOTH; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ACRYLIC RESINS; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; POLYURETHANES; TOOTH;

EID: 0141818238     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.10196     Document Type: Article

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