Temperature evolution on human teeth root surface after diode laser assisted endodontic treatment

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-103

  Gutknecht, Norbert ^a   Franzen, Rene ^a   Meister, Jörg ^a   Vanweersch, Leon ^a   Mir, Maziar ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Endodontics; Output energy; Root canal disinfecting; Root surface temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LASER; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETER; TIME PERCEPTION; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

BODY TEMPERATURE; ENDODONTICS; HUMANS; LASERS; THERMOMETERS; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 26244464945     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-005-0347-9     Document Type: Article

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