Etching enamel for orthodontics with an erbium, chromium:yttrium-scandium- gallium-garnet laser system

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-123

  Basaran, Güvenç ^a   Özer, Törün ^a   Berk, Nükhet ^b   Hamamci, Orhan ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Orthodontic Specialist 75th Year Ankara Oral and Tooth Care Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Er,Cr:YSGG laser system; Laser irradiation; SEM examination; Shear bond strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846108788     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/120605-426R.1     Document Type: Article

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