In vitro study of the variable square pulse Er:YAG laser cutting efficacy for apicectomy

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 347-350

  Grgurević, Joško ^a   Grgurević, Lovro ^a   Miletić, Ivana ^a   Karlović, Zoran ^a   Krmek, Silvana Jukić ^a   Anić, Ivica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Erbium; Oral surgery; Root resection; Speed; VSP laser

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM;

APICECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDODONTICS; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORAL SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALUMINUM; APICOECTOMY; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; ERBIUM; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; RADIATION DOSAGE; TIME FACTORS; YTTRIUM;

EID: 21744437719     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20168     Document Type: Article

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