Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy: Effects of Er:YAG and Nd:YAG lasers on apical seals after apicoectomy and retrofill

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 533-536

  Oliveira, R G ^a   Gouw Soares, Sheila ^a,c   Baldochi, S L ^b   Eduardo, C P ^c  

^a IPEN/FOUSP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ERBIUM; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MICROORGANISMS; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

APICAL SEALS; APICOECTOMY; ER:YAG LASERS; ORGANIC FLUIDS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

GLASS FIBER; METHYLENE BLUE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; ENDODONTICS; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER; MICROSCOPY; NEODYMIUM LASER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH FILLING; TOOTH PERMEABILITY; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TOOTH;

HUMANS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TOOTH;

EID: 13844318266     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2004.22.533     Document Type: Article

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