Effects of copper vapor laser radiation on the root canal wall of human teeth: A scanning electron microscope study

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 317-323

  Niccoli Filho, Walter ^a   Garcia Da Silveira, Maria Cláudia ^b   Dias Vieira Jr , Nilson ^b   Riva, Rudimar ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE ESTUDOS AVANÇADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; IRRADIATION; LASER BEAMS; LASERS; MORPHOLOGY; RADIATION; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COPPER VAPOR; HEAT DIFFUSION; LASER RADIATION; RADICULAR WALLS;

COPPER;

ARTICLE; CEMENTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER VAPOR LASER RADIATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; DIFFUSION; ENAMEL; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER; MELTING POINT; PARAMETER; RADIATION DOSE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

COPPER; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 21444432872     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2005.23.317     Document Type: Article

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