Output energy changes of quartz contact probe for Er:YAG laser with tooth ablation

Dental Materials Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 292-300

  Yamazaki, Koichiro ^a   Eguro, Toru ^a   Maeda, Toru ^a   Tanaka, Hisayoshi ^a  

^a NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contact probe; Er:YAG laser; Output energy

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE; ALUMINUM SILICATE; CALCIUM; ERBIUM; INORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON DERIVATIVE; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSURGERY; ENAMEL; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; INCISOR; MECHANICAL PROBE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH ABLATION; TOOTH EXTRACTION; YAG LASER; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; LASER; TIME;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; CALCIUM; CARBON COMPOUNDS, INORGANIC; DENTAL ENAMEL; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENERGY TRANSFER; ERBIUM; HUMANS; LASERS; PHOSPHORUS; QUARTZ; SILICON; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; YTTRIUM;

EID: 1542496394     PISSN: 02874547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4012/dmj.22.292     Document Type: Article

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