Investigation of possibilities of plasma treatment for dental caries

Digest of Technical Papers-IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1109-1111

  Sladek, R E J ^a   Stoffels, E ^a   Walraven, R ^a   Tielbeek, P J A ^a   Koolhoven, R A ^a,b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL CARIES; PLASMA TREATMENT;

BACTERIA; DECONTAMINATION; DENTISTRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS; TISSUE;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 1442306609     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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