Fundamentals of dental lasers: Science and instruments

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 751-770

  Coluzzi, Donald J ^a,b,c  

^a Private Practice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CA 94061 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON LASER; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; DIODE LASER; ENERGY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER; LIGHT; NEODYMIUM LASER; RADIATION; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE;

DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SCIENCE;

EID: 4644273785     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2004.05.003     Document Type: Review

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