Applications of ultrasound in dentistry

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 7-14

  Walmsley, A D ^a  

^a Dental School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical applications; Dentistry; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - TOOTH ENAMEL; CAVITATION - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION - SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND; PROBE TIP DESIGN; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND; ULTRASONIC CLEANING BATH; ULTRASONIC DESCALER GENERATOR;

DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES;

DENTISTRY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SHORT SURVEY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

DENTAL PLAQUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 3242667024     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-5629(88)90158-5     Document Type: Article

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