Increasing pulse number during CO 2 laser irradiation of dental enamel extends acid dissolution time

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5687, Issue , 2005, Pages 59-62

  Featherstone, John D B ^a   Le, Charles Q ^a   Fried, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CO 2 laser; Dissolution; Enamel solubility; Pulse number

Indexed keywords

CO2 LASERS; DENTAL ENAMEL; ENAMEL SOLUBILITY; PULSE NUMBERS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ACID RESISTANCE; CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPES; DENTISTRY; DISSOLUTION; IRRADIATION; LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

TOOTH ENAMEL;

EID: 21844460241     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.604550     Document Type: Conference Paper

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