Thermal effects of the Er:YAG laser on a simulated dental pulp: A quantitative evaluation of the effects of a water spray

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-40

  Attrill, D C ^a,b   Davies, R M ^a   King, T A ^a   Dickinson, M R ^a   Blinkhorn, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental pulp; Erbium; Laser; Temperature; Thermal effects

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DENTAL SURGERY; DEVICE; ENERGY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; PARAMETER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PULP; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0344514809     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-5712(03)00137-4     Document Type: Article

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