Acceptance and efficiency of Er:YAG laser for cavity preparation in children

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 489-493

  Liu, Jeng Fen ^a,b   Lai, Yu Lin ^a,c   Shu, Wun Yu ^a,b   Lee, Shyh Yuan ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; BONDING AGENTS; HARD TISSUE; MECHANICAL PREPARATION;

DENTAL CUTTING TOOLS; LASER SURGERY; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; PATIENT MONITORING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DENTAL PROSTHESES;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; ENAMEL; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PAIN;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750606844     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2006.24.489     Document Type: Article

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