Optimal Er:YAG laser energy for preventing enamel demineralization

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-66

  Liu, Jeng Fen ^a   Liu, Yuanyuan ^b   Stephen, Hsu Chin Ying ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Caries prevention; Enamel demineralization; Er:YAG laser; Polarized light microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; YTTRIUM; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET; YTTRIUM-ALUMINUM-GARNET;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENAMEL; HUMAN; LASER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH DISEASE;

ALUMINUM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL ENAMEL; HUMANS; LASERS; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION; YTTRIUM;

EID: 28944440393     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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