Near-infrared dental diode lasers: Scientific and photobiologic principles and applications

Dentistry Today

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 102-108

  Bornstein, Eric ^a,b,c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM ARSENIDE; GLASS FIBER; HEMOGLOBIN; MELANIN; WATER; ALUMINUM SILICATE; NEODYMIUM; YTTRIUM;

BIOLOGY; BLOOD CLOTTING; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHROMATOPHORE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTISTRY; DIODE LASER; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ERBIUM YAG LASER; EXPOSURE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEAT; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; PHOTON; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCIENCE; SOFT TISSUE; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME; TISSUE INJURY; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARE; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; LASER SURGERY; OPTICS;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; DENTAL CARE; HEAT; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; NEODYMIUM; OPTICS; PHOTOBIOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS; YTTRIUM;

EID: 2142820919     PISSN: 87502186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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