Real-time near IR (1310 nm) imaging of CO2 laser ablation of enamel

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2685-2693

  Darling, Cynthia L ^a   Fried, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CRACK INITIATION; ENAMELS; LASER ABLATION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

LASER-ABLATION EVENTS; MECHANICAL DAMAGE; REPETITION RATES; ZOOM MICROSCOPES;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; ENAMEL; HUMAN; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MOLAR TOOTH; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY;

DENTAL ENAMEL; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, GAS; MOLAR; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

EID: 39749119326     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.002685     Document Type: Article

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