Effects of Er:YAG laser and Nd:YAG laser treatment on the root canal dentin of human teeth: A SEM study

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-252

  Kivanç, Baǧdagül Helvacioǧlu ^a   Ulusoy, Özgür Ilke Atasoy ^a   Görgül, Güliz ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Debris; Er:YAG laser; Nd:YAG laser; Recrystallization; Smear layer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; MORPHOLOGY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTIN; ERBIUM; HUMANS; INCISOR; LASER THERAPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEODYMIUM; SMEAR LAYER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 45749117259     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-007-0474-6     Document Type: Article

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