Evaluation of hollow fiberoptic tips for the conduction of Er:YAG laser

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 410-415

  Vieira Alves, Paulo Roberto ^a   Aranha, Norberto ^b   Alfredo, Edson ^a   Marchesan, Melissa Andréia ^a   Brugnera Jr , Aldo ^a   Sousa Neto, Manoel D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; DENTISTRY; ERBIUM; HEALTH CARE; LASER ABLATION; LASER PULSES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MICROORGANISMS; SURGERY; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

HOLLOW FIBERS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SOLID SAPPHIRE; SURGICAL PRECISIONS;

FIBER OPTICS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DENTISTRY; ENDODONTICS; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FIBER OPTICS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; GLASS; LASER SURGERY; PHYSICS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 25444484734     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2005.23.410     Document Type: Article

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