Precision ablation of dental enamel using a subpicosecond pulsed laser

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 233-239

  Rode, A V ^a   Gamaly, E G ^a   Luther Davies, B ^a   Taylor, B T ^b   Graessel, M ^b   Dawes, J M ^b   Chan, A ^c   Lowe, R M ^d   Hannaford, P ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Private Dental Practice   (Australia)

^d SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental enamel; Laser treatment; Subpicosecond laser ablation; Temperature monitoring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENAMEL; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HARDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER SURGERY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0346334829     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2003.tb00036.x     Document Type: Article

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