Laser-activated fluoride treatment of enamel against an artificial caries challenge: Comparison of five wavelengths

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-105

  Vlacic, J ^a   Meyers, I A ^a   Kim, J ^a   Walsh, L J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b School of Dentistry   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caries; Enamel; Fluoride; Laser

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; ANTICARIES AGENT; ARSENIC; FLUORIDE SODIUM; GALLIUM; NEODYMIUM; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; GEL; HARDNESS; HUMAN; LASER; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; ARSENIC; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL SOLUBILITY; GALLIUM; GELS; HARDNESS; HUMANS; LASERS; NEODYMIUM; SODIUM FLUORIDE; YTTRIUM;

EID: 34547491877     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb00472.x     Document Type: Article

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