Nd:YAG laser ablation of enamel for orthodontic use: Tensile bond strength and surface modification

Dental Materials Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 397-403

  Kwon, Yong Hoon ^a   Kwon, Oh Won ^a   Kim, Hyung Il ^b   Kim, Kyo Han ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nd:YAG laser ablation; Surface modification; Tensile bond strength

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORIC ACID; RESIN; ALUMINUM SILICATE; NEODYMIUM; RESIN CEMENT; YTTRIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENAMEL; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; ORTHODONTICS; POROSITY; SOLID; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; YAG LASER; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL ACID ETCHING; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL ETCHING; DRUG EFFECT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LASER; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; ALUMINUM SILICATES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ETCHING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEODYMIUM; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; POROSITY; RESIN CEMENTS; TENSILE STRENGTH; YTTRIUM;

EID: 1542391464     PISSN: 02874547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4012/dmj.22.397     Document Type: Article

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