The effectiveness of InGaAsP diode laser radiation to detect subgingival calculus as compared to an explorer

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 744-749

  Folwaczny, Matthias ^a   Heym, Richard ^a   Mehl, Albert ^a   Hickel, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparison studies; Dental calculus diagnosis; Dental instruments; Diagnosis, oral; Reproducibility of results; Tooth root

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIODE LASER; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLAR TOOTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 3042649679     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2004.75.5.744     Document Type: Article

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