Morphologic study of Nd:YAG laser usage in treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 131-134

  Lan, Wan Hong ^a   Lee, Bor Shiunn ^b   Liu, Hsin Cheng ^b   Lin, Chun Pin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEODYMIUM LASER; TOOTH DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; LASER; MIDDLE AGED; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

NEODYMIUM;

ADOLESCENT; DENTIN; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; NEODYMIUM;

EID: 2342640181     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200403000-00001     Document Type: Article

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