Lasers in dentistry: Separating science from hype

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 204-212

  Dederich, Douglas N ^a   Bushick, Ronald D ^a,b,c  

^a LA State Univ School of Dentistry ^*

^b AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c ADA Council on Scientific Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ARGON LASER; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTISTRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ESTHETICS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GINGIVA DISEASE; GINGIVECTOMY; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER; LIGHT; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOUTH ULCER; NEODYMIUM LASER; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAVEFORM;

EID: 1342264100     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2004.0153     Document Type: Article

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