Removal of gutta-percha from root canals using an Nd:YAG laser

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 670-673

  Viducic D ^a   Jukic S ^b   Karlovic Z ^b   Bozic Z ^c   Miletic I ^b   Anic I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c Private Practice ^*  (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dimethylformamide; Eucalyptol; Nd:YAG laser; Retreatment

Indexed keywords

CINEOLE; GLASS FIBER; GUTTA PERCHA; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; NEODYMIUM LASER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TEMPERATURE; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; EUCALYPTUS; GUTTA-PERCHA; HARDNESS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LASERS; MONOTERPENES; NEODYMIUM; ROOT CANAL FILLING MATERIALS; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; YTTRIUM;

EID: 0345724753     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2003.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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