Laser-fluoride effect on root demineralization

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 919-923

  Gao, X L ^a   Pan, J S ^b   Hsu, C Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Demineralization; Fluoride; Fluoride uptake; Root

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750087318     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910608501009     Document Type: Article

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