Histopathological Changes in Dental Pulp Irradiated by Er:YAG Laser: A Preliminary Report on Laser Pulpotomy

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 345-350

  Kimura, Yuichi ^a   Yonaga, Kazuo ^a   Yokoyama, Keiko ^a   Watanabe, Haruji ^a   Wang, Xiaogu ^a   Matsumoto, Koukichi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTISTRY; HISTOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TISSUE;

HISTOPATHOLOGY; PULPOTOMY;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IRRADIATION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH INJURY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

EID: 0348048880     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454703322650149     Document Type: Article

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